New food hygiene laws have applied in the UK since 1 January
2006 . They affect all food businesses, including caterers, primary
producers (such as farmers), manufacturers, distributors and
retailers.
How the legislation affects you will depend on the size and type
of your business.
Most food businesses will need to register all of their premises
with their local authority. This is now required under EU
regulations, replacing previous national registration requirements.
For more information on registering your premises with Tendring
District Council, including an online registration form, please see
our
'Register a Food Premises' page.
This application is not subject to tacit approval under the
European Union Services Directive. The indicative timescale for
dealing with the application is proposed to be within 45 days of
receipt of a full application. The deadline may be required to be
extended, you will be notified of the new deadline and the reason
for extending it.
Approvals
Additionally Approval is required from the local authority for
anyone handling meat or other animal products, e.g. re-packaging or
cold storage, which is supplied to a third party that is not the
final consumer.
To check if your business would need to be Approved please contact
the Food Team (details below).
You'll find information about the legislation, and what it means
for different food industry sectors on the
Food Standards Agency (FSA) web site, this
includes frequently asked questions and food safety management
packs to help caterers comply with the legislation that you can
download.
The Essex Food Group have produced a list of
Food Hygiene Training Providers who run a
variety of food hygiene training courses.
If you have any queries or would like information on whether
your business should be registered as a food premises please
contact Tendring District Council's Food team:
E-mail: environmental.services@tendringdc.gov.uk
Write to: Environmental Services, Council Offices, Thorpe Road,
Weeley,
Essex, CO16 9AJ; or
telephone: 01255 686767 |