For further information, please contact the Food and Workplace
Safety Team at
fws@forest-heath.gov.uk.
Who has to register?
Food business operators
must register their establishments (i.e. each separate unit of
their food businesses, which includes game larders and collection
centres) with the relevant competent authority (Article 6 (2) of
Regulation 852/2004).
When do I register?
Food business operators must register their establishments with the
relevant competent authority and should do so at least 28 days
before food operations commence. It is an offence not to
register.
How do I register?
A
standard registration form, which should be
completed for each establishment and submitted to the relevant
competent authority. This should be completed and signed in ink
by the food business operator and returned by post.
What do I need to provide?
When registering, food business operators must provide the relevant
competent authority with full details of the activities
undertaken.
What do I do if I make changes to my food
business?
Once their establishments are registered, food business operators
must ensure that any changes to the details previously supplied
e.g. a change of food business operator, a change to the food
operations etc. are notified to the competent authority. Such
notifications should be made as soon as possible and in any event
no later than 28 days after the change has happened.
Who is my 'relevent competent' authority?
This is the local authority, where your food business operates
from, or in the case of a mobile vehicle, where you store it.
Can I obtain further information about who is
registered?
Yes. We are required to hold a register of the food premises
registered with us and to make the register available for public
inspection. If you wish to receive a full copy of the
register, please note that we may make a
charge.