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Information pack for food businesses

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. (2 pages)
Essential health and safety information (145k)
How to prevent anyone coming to harm at your food business. (2 pages)
Fire safety and risk assessment (190k)
Guide and safety checklist to prevent fire breaking out at businesses producing, serving or selling food. (4 pages)
A guide to civil and e-commerce law (157k)
How to follow the law when dealing with your customers. (3 pages)
Food labelling for small retailers (138k)
What you need to put on food labels. (2 pages)
Labelling for packaged goods (132k)
Labelling packaged food you are sending to someone else to sell. (2 pages)
Food labelling for catering and licensed establishments (171k)
How to label food sold in catering establishments. (5 pages)
A Taste of Sussex (125k)
How this local food group can help your business. (2 pages)
Business support help (126k)
How Sussex Enterprise can help your business prosper. (2 pages)
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