Registration Food
Businesses
Registration of premises used for food businesses
(including market stalls, delivery vehicles, and other moveable
structures) is required by law.
Registration allows local authorities to keep an up to date
list of all those premises in their area so they can visit them
when they need to.
For the purposes of registration the term 'food' means
any substance or product intended to be or reasonably expected to
be ingested by people. This includes alcoholic
drinks, chewing gum and any substance including water.
A 'food business' is a business whether for profit or
not and whether public or private, carrying out activities related
to any stage of production, processing and distribution of
food.
Who needs to
register?
If you run a food business you must tell (or arrange for
someone else to tell) the local authority, Peterborough City
Council, about any premises you use for storing, selling,
distributing or preparing food. Food premises
includes restaurants, hotels, cafes, pubs, shops, supermarkets,
staff canteens, kitchens in offices, warehouses, guest houses,
delivery vehicles, buffet cars on trains, market and other stalls,
hot dog and ice cream vans, etc.
Anyone starting a food business must register with us at
least 28 days before doing so.
How do I register?
By filling in the form below and returning it to the address
specified. Registration cannot be refused and
there is no charge for this service. If you use
premises in more than one local authority, you must register with
each authority separately. It is an offence
to give false or incomplete information.
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What happens to the information on
the form?
We will enter the details on our food business
register. A register of the name of the business
(if any), the address and the type of business, will be open to
inspection by the general public. Records of
other information provided will not be publicly available.
What do I do if there are changes to
the ownership or practices carried out at the
premises?
Food business operators must ensure that we always have up to
date information about the premise, including any change in
ownership, any significant change in activities and any closure of
an existing establishment. Please contact Peterborough Direct to update us of any
changes.
For further information, please contact the Food team.