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 and return the 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

Food Hygiene – A Guide For Businesses

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 Animal 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.

For further information: FSA Approval of Establishments