Food Sellers
All our stallholders selling food are registered with the local authority
Even if you are not a professional trader and cook from your own kitchen, if you make or sell food products there are lots of laws that apply to you. Good clear allergen advice, labelling on packaging and food hygiene are essential.
Food business registration
A food business is anyone preparing, cooking, storing, handling, distributing, supplying or selling food. You are required to register with the your local authority as a food business.
Registration applies to food business like:
- restaurants, cafes and take-aways
- catering businesses run from home, mobile catering and temporary businesses
- food stalls, food pop ups and food vans
- distance selling, mail order and food delivery
- nurseries
- companies involved with food distribution or supply that operate from an office should register – even if no food is kept at the premises
If you operate more than one premises, you need to register each premises with the local authority where it’s located.
You may be fined, imprisoned for up to 2 years or both if you run a food business without registering.
Useful Links
- Food labelling regulations for small businesses – Simply Business Insurance
- Starting a food business from home – Food Standards Agency
- How to register a food business – Food Standards Agency
- Food business registration and licensing – GOV.UK
Food law requires the registration of activities where food is supplied on a regular and organised basis. This is required whether food is given away free or sold. While you may not define yourself as a business, if you are providing food on a regular and organised basis, you are a food business under food law.
Labelling and Packaging
All packaged food products must have allergy information and ingredients clearly printed on all packaging.
If you are serving un-packaged food this allergy and ingredient information must be clearly displayed for all your food products.
We take your health & safety very seriously and want everyone to have a happy and safe time at our Christmas Market and for everyone to safely enjoy the food gifts purchased at the event.