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Running a food business

FSA publishes refreshed Wild Game Guidance

The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) Wild Game Guidance has been revised following public consultation and a need to provide clarification on retained EU regulations.

Business guidance

Starting a food business

This guidance document is for anyone who sells or distributes food for public consumption. If you sell, cook, store, handle, prepare or distribute food for the public, you may be considered a food business

Changing your business operating model

This page contains guidance for changing the way your food business operates. Please read all the pages in this guide to ensure you have the information you need to run your food business.

Getting ready to start your food business

This page provides guidance on how you can get ready to start your food business. Please read all the pages in this guide to ensure you have the information you need to run your food business.

Conclusion

Conclusion to guide on cleaner cattle for producers.

Cattle welfare

Owners and those looking after cattle have a legal responsibility to protect the welfare of animals at all times.

How clean are my cattle?

Operator decisions regarding cleanliness will include an assessment of the amount of dung and dirt present as well as the wetness of the hide.

The benefits of producing clean cattle

Cleanliness at slaughter minimises the potential risk to human health, contributes to the production of safe meat, improves the shelf life of the meat, and consumer confidence.

Clean Beef Cattle for slaughter: A guide for producers

This guidance booklet is intended for all involved in the beef supply chain, such as farmers, hauliers, veterinary surgeons, and abattoir and market operators. It aims to provide advice on the production of clean cattle for slaughter.

Amendments to Retained Regulation 2019/1793: Controls Applied to Imported Food and Feed not of Animal Origin: summary of stakeholder responses

This consultation was issued on 14th April 2022 and closed on 7th July 2022. It is a joint Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) consultation on proposed amendments to Retained Regulation 2019/1793. This retained EU legilsation applies a temporary increase of official controls and special conditions governing the entry into Great Britain of certain food and feed of non-animal origin from certain countries. 

Food Hygiene Rating Scheme online display guidance

This guidance sets out how to display your food hygiene rating online and on social media in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This will ensure that you give your customers accurate information and can allow them to order with confidence.