Updates & Additional Guidance

 

Safer Food, Better Business Safer food, better business (SFBB) helps small businesses with food safety management procedures and food hygiene regulations

General Food Law Whether you work in a food business or you are a consumer interested in food law, there are general requirements which you need to be aware of.

Selling Food for Delivery The FSA has produced guidance for food businesses on selling food for delivery. This type of selling is known as distance selling. It includes online selling and mail order.

Childminders: Registration and Food Food safety is very important for childcare because children are a vulnerable group. This means children can be more seriously affected by food poisoning and food allergy than some other groups of people.

Guidance for Jam & Preserves Production Food Business operators are required to make sure the food they sell is safe. This guidance is for those looking at making and selling their own jams and other preserves.

Other things to consider:

• Have you registered your premises?
• Do the design and construction of your premises meet legal requirement?
• Are you aware of the main General Food Law Requirements?
• Do you keep written records of all the suppliers that provide you with food or any food ingredients?
• Have you put food safety management procedures in place and are you keeping up-to-date records of these?
• Do you and your staff understand the principles of good food hygiene?
• Have you considered health and safety and fire safety arrangements?
• Have you registered as self-employed?
• Do you need to register for VAT?
• Are you keeping records of all your business income and expenses?
• Are you keeping records of your employees’ pay and do you know how to pay their tax and National Insurance contributions?
• Do you describe food and drink accurately?
• Do you need to apply for a licence to sell alcohol, for entertainment, for selling hot food and drink late at night, or selling food on the street?