Starting Up A New Food Business?

Food Business Registration. If you would like to start up a new food business or take over an existing one, you must register with the Council. Registration is free and needs to be completed 28 days before opening.

To register please complete the online food premises registration form or visit our office.

These leaflets produced by the Food Standards Agency may answer some questions about starting up a food business.

Starting Up – Your first steps to running a catering business

EC Approval

If you produce food of animal origin, your premises will need to be approved by the Council or the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). Premises that require approval are likely to be commercial and supply other businesses. Examples of products and processes that need to be approved include:

Collagen
Dairy products
Eggs/Egg products
Fishery products
Frogs Legs/Snails
Gelatine
Meat preparations
Meat Products
Mechanically separated meat
Minced meat
Rendered aimal fats and greaves
Shellfish
Treated stomachs, bladders and Intestines.

To register for EC approval, please complete and return the approval form or visit our office.

Further guidance on completing the approval application from can be found here

For further information: FSA Approval of Establishments