Registering your food business
If you are starting a new food business within
the district you must, by law, register your premises with the
environmental health service at Bromsgrove District Council at
least 28 days before opening – registration is free.
Who needs to register?
Registration applies to most types of food
business, including catering businesses run from home and mobile or
temporary premises, such as stalls and vans. If you use two or more
premises, you will need to register all of them.
If food premises are used by several catering
businesses (for example, a village hall or conference centre), the
person who allows the premises to be used for this purpose is
responsible for registering them.
How do I register?
Registration is simple. You can download a
registration application form from here which can be completed and
emailed, faxed or posted to the food team in the environmental
health department.
.Apply for
Registration
What else do I need to
do?
When starting a new food business it is very
important to get things right at the start because it will make it
much easier for you to run your business well in the future.
Before you open you are strongly recommended
to get in touch with the food team to discuss what you are
proposing and to seek some advice on what the law requires and how
the council will enforce the law that will apply to your business.
Altering a business to comply with legal requirements after you
have opened could cost you more money.
It makes good business sense to comply with
food safety requirements from the beginning and to serve food that
is safe to eat – good food hygiene helps prevent food poisoning and
protects your reputation with customers.
To contact the food team at Bromsgrove
District Council:
Telephone 01905 822799
E-mail us at: wrsenquiries@worcregservices.gov.uk
Our address is Worcestershire Regulatory
Services, PO Box 866, Worcester WR1 9DP
