Information pack for food businesses
Latest: Some of the documents below are currently being revised and will be published as soon as possible. Please contact Trading Standards or your local Environmental Health Department for the most up-to-date information.
Whether you are running a restaurant or selling jam at farmers' markets, there are many legal requirements that businesses producing, serving or selling food must meet. To guide you through this, we have produced an information pack covering your legal obligations and giving you pointers on where to find further advice and support.
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- Essential food safety information (129k)
- The basics of food safety and hygiene. Published May 2006 (2 pages)
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- Essential health and safety information (145k)
- How to prevent anyone coming to harm at your food business. Published May 2006 (2 pages)
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- Fire safety and risk assessment (190k)
- Guide and safety checklist to prevent fire breaking out at businesses producing, serving or selling food. Published May 2006 (4 pages)
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- A guide to civil and e-commerce law (157k)
- How to follow the law when dealing with your customers. Published May 2006 (3 pages)
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- Food labelling for small retailers (138k)
- What you need to put on food labels. Published May 2006 (2 pages)
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- Labelling for packaged goods (132k)
- Labelling packaged food you are sending to someone else to sell. Published May 2006 (2 pages)
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- Food labelling for catering and licensed establishments (54k)
- How to label food sold in catering establishments. Updated February 2009 (6 pages)
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- A Taste of Sussex (125k)
- How this local food group can help your business. Published May 2006 (2 pages)
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- Business support help (126k)
- How Sussex Enterprise can help your business prosper. Published May 2006 (2 pages)
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