All premises used for a food business are required by law to be registered with Environmental Health at the council at least 28 days before starting to trade.
All premises used for a food business are required by law to be registered with Environmental Health at the council at least 28 days before starting to trade.
This also includes any new business or if you are taking over an existing business.
Registration is free.
You need to register with us so that we have up-to-date information on your food premises so that we can visit them when we need to.
Registration applies to all types of food business, including catering businesses, certain manufacturers, food businesses run from home, mobile or temporary premises, such as stalls and mobile vans etc.
The registration will remain in force until either the business stops trading or registration is cancelled.
Once you have registered you only need to notify us if:
Instead of registration, some businesses may need to be ‘approved’.
If you intend to operate a business that manufactures or processes meat, meat products including minced meat, fish or fishery products including shellfish, milk, dairy products and collagen then you will need to be ‘‘Approved’’ first.
A food business that needs approval will not be able to start trading until they have been granted approval.
You need to complete an Approved Premises Form
Further information can be found here Approved Premises Guidance
A list of the food businesses registered in South Staffordshire Council is available on request.
Certain information is subject to data protection laws and will not be publicly available.
