Everything you need to help start your own mobile event catering business for free.
Useful business advice, help, ideas and tips
to get your new mobile outdoor event catering business started.
START UP A MOBILE CATERING BUSINESS
STEP2. REGULATIONS - FOOD SAFETY LAWS
Food safety, what to expect It is a legal requirement that all food handling businesses regardless of
size, type or what organisation they belong to, to register with their local
environmental health department within their local council. You will need to
register your business with them at least 28 days prior to commencing your new
mobile catering business. This will give your local environmental health officer
time to make arrangements to inspect your food preparation area, catering
trailer, food storage facilities and to discuss with you your written
risk/hazard assessment and give you advice where
needed before you start trading.
Each local council will insist that you pay particular attention to the
current hygiene regulations and receive training to achieve the "Basic food
hygiene certificate" and will require that you carry out regular written "hazard
assessments" and a written "food safety management system" which you must be
able to produce upon request. Regular inspections of catering trailers, vans,
stalls and premises where food is stored or prepared should also be expected.
Food hygiene regulations are in place to
protect the public from all possible types of food risks. As a mobile caterer
you have a responsibility to adhere to those regulations and ensure every food
product you sell is safe to consume. Local council
food hygiene officers are there to help your business to comply with food safety
regulations, so get as much information and as many free publications that they
have available.
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