Advice to businesses

Our role in business advice is to enable local businesses to comply with current legislation.

Our business advice pages will cover many of the questions that you have.

Local businesses now have the opportunity to enter into a Primary Authority Partnership with the Council. 

View our Primary Authority page which enables businesses to form a statutory partnership with a single local authority, which then provides reliable advice and coordinates inspections and enforcement.

View information about our 'Gain and Retain' packages, which contain valuable advice and guidance for both new and exsting bsuinesses. They are designed to help food business operators understand what's needed to achieve a five star national food hygiene rating score and compliance with current allergen and labelling requirements.

Please use the following links for information and advise on:

• view our setting up a food business page for more information and advice
• view our starting up a catering business from home page for more information and advice
• view our advice for mobile food businesses page for more information and advice
• view our food inspections page for more information and advice
• view our Food Hygiene Rating Scheme page for more information and advice
• view our Food Safety Management Systems page for more information and advice
• view our food samples page for more information and advice.

Visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website for information on food businesses in light of 'Brexit' and to help businesses to prepare for the UK leaving the EU.

In addition the FSA has prepared some useful information  how to report, respond and prevent an incident, including how to withdraw or recall unsafe food products. Visit the FSA website for more information on food incidents, product withdrawals and recalls.

Last updated: 29/03/2023 16:02