The law requires that premises used for a food business (including market stalls, delivery vehicles and other moveable structures) should be registered. Registration of a Food Business Establishment, which cannot be refused, allows us to keep an up-to-date list of all those premises in our area so we can visit them when we need to. 

If you operate food business establishments in more than one Local Authority area, you must register each establishment with each authority separately. Moveable establishments such as ice cream vans should be registered by the food business operator with the Local Authority in whose area the vehicle is normally kept.

Approved Food Businesses

Certain food business establishments (in particular those supplying food of animal origin to other food businesses) may need to be approved, rather than registered. If you think you might need Approval of Food Business Premises, please contact us to obtain further details.

Complaints about Food or Premises

If you purchase food from a shop or had a meal at a restaurant or café and found it contained something that should not be there, for example a hair or piece of plastic, then this can be classed as a food complaint.