Self service information for food businesses

We have gathered a range of relevant information for food businesses which may help you on your way to getting the appropriate regulations in place.

Starting a new food business

Register as a food and/or drink business - You need to be registered before you can start trading
Food business start up - This section gives you all the advice you need to start a food business.

Safer Food Better Business pack - This food safety management pack helps restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other small catering businesses comply with food hygiene regulations. If you would like a printed version, you can order a pack online.
Disposing of surplus food - Advice on the disposal of foods that are of animal origin that must be disposed of safely to control the risk of disease to both animals and humans
E-Bike safety and legal requirements for food delivery - Find out your duties when delivering food using in-house or third-party delivery services.

Business Companion - labelling packaged goods - find out about the labelling requirements for packaged food products, including claims and nutritional labelling
Sandwich labelling - Find advice and guidance about labelling packaged sandwiches
Sweet labelling - Find advice and guidance about labelling sweets and confectionary
Allergen labelling - Find advice and guidance about labelling allergen information for your food products
Food labelling for caterers - The essentials of food labelling for restaurants, takeaways, etc, including some commonly misdescribed examples
Business Companion - Advice on the rules for the labelling and composition of jam, marmalade, mincemeat and other similar products
Business Companion - Guidance and information on labelling requirements for honey producers, including country of origin
'Organic' products - Guidance on when it is permissible to use the term 'organic' in product descriptions
Supplying food products in a foreign language - If you supply food products you must ensure that certain compulsory information is given in English
Date marking - Advice on recognising the importance of date marking of foodstuffs and when lot marking is necessary
Labelling for fishmongers - The essentials of food labelling for a fishmonger, including legal names of species and use of the term smoked
Business Companion - Guidance on the information you need to provide on colours in the foodstuffs you sell or produce

Food safety hazards - If you run a food business, you must have a plan based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles.
Health and safety for caterers - This site provides information for people working in the catering and hospitality industry on how to comply with health and safety law

Importing food - When importing food, you need to know about regulations that apply to specific products and more general rules concerning labelling and additives
Exporting food - Advice about commercially exporting food and feed to countries outside of the UK

Tender opportunities - Information for Trading on Council owned sites across the Duchy

Last Updated:

08/12/2025

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