APPLICATION FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A FOOD BUSINESS
ESTABLISHMENT
(Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs, Article 6(2))
This form should be completed by food business operators in respect of new food business establishments and
received by the relevant Food Authority 28 days before commencing food operations. On the basis of the
activities carried out, certain food business establishments are required to be approved rather than
registered. If you are unsure whether any aspect of your food operations would require your establishment to
be approved, please contact Newark and Sherwood District Council for guidance.
1. Address of establishment
(or address at which moveable establishment is kept)
Post code
2. Trading name of food business
Telephone no.
3. Full Name of food business operator(s)
(or Limited company where relevant)
4. Head Office address of food business operator
(where different from address of establishment)
Post code
Telephone no.
E-mail
5. Type of food activity (Please tick ALL the boxes that apply):
Staff restaurant/canteen/kitchen
Retailer (including farm shop)
Restaurant/café/snack bar
Market/ Market stall
Takeaway
Hotel/pub/guest house
Private house used for a food business
Wholesale/cash and carry
Food Broker
Hospital/residential home/school
Distribution/warehousing
Food manufacturing/processing
Importer
Catering
Packer
Moveable establishment e.g. ice cream van
Primary producer - livestock
Primary producer - arable
Other (please give details):
6. If this is a new business, the date you intend to open
Signature of food business operator
Date:
Name:
(BLOCK CAPITALS)
Environmental Health
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Kelham Hall
Kelham
Newark on Trent
Nottinghamshire NG23 5QX
Tel 01636 650000 Fax. 01636 655626 e-mail [email protected]
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AFTER THIS FORM HAS BEEN
SUBMITTED, FOOD BUSINESS
OPERATORS MUST NOTIFY ANY
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
ACTIVITIES TO THE ACTIVITIES
STATED ABOVE (INCLUDING
CLOSURE) TO THE FOOD
AUTHORITY AND SHOULD DO SO
WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE
CHANGE(S) HAPPENING.
REGISTRATION OF FOOD BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
All operators of food businesses must register their
establishments with the District Council except
establishments which are approved under Regulation
853/2004, or fall outside the scope of the Regulation 852/2004
or are engaged only in primary production activities.
There are no other exemptions from the requirement to
be registered.
1: Applications in General
Food business operators should register their food business
establishments with the District Council at least 28 days
before food operations commence using the standard
registration form
County Council Food Authorities will refer requests from the
general public for information on registered food business
establishments in their area to the relevant District Council
Food Authority.
4: Action on Receipt of Completed Registration Form
4:1 On receipt of a completed registration form the Council
will;
record the date of receipt on the form.
ensure that if there are any activities indicated on the form
outside their enforcement remit, a copy of the form is sent
without delay to the relevant competent authority.
enter relevant information from the registration form on to the
database and lists of registered food business establishments.
2:Multi-establishment Sites
2.1: Controlled by the same food business operator
The operators at sites on which there are two or more food
businesses under the control of the same food business
operator for example, in a shopping centre, must registered
separately each establishment under their control.
place the registration form on a file prepared in respect of that
food business establishment.
2.2: Controlled by different food business operators
At sites on which there are two or more food businesses
under the control of different food business operators, for
example a café in a supermarket under the control of a
different food business operator. The cafe will not be covered
by the supermarket’s registration and must be registered in its
own right by its operator. A cafe operated by the supermarket
is covered by the supermarket’s registration.
If any information is missing from a registration form the
Council will either contact the food business operator or
return the form to the food business operator for full
completion.
3.:Lists of Food Business Establishments
The District Council keeps a list of the registered food
business establishments available for inspection. The list
contains:
1. Name of the food business
2. Address of the food business establishment
3. Particulars and nature of the food business
Certificates of Registration will not be issued because of the
potential to mislead consumers that a food business has
“official approval”.
On request we can confirm safe receipt of registration forms
and entry of an establishment on to the list of registered food
business establishments.
On request we may give or send a copy of the list or any entry
on it to any person who makes a request subject to Freedom
of Information and Data Protection legislation and our
standard charge.
3.2: Referral from County Council Food Authorities
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keep application forms relating to current businesses in a
format that maintains their admissibility as evidence if
required.
On receipt of a completed application form, the Council will
also consider carrying out an inspection of the establishment.
5.: Registration Certificates / Confirmation of Receipt
6: Changes to Activities After Registration
A food business operator must notify the Council of any
significant changes of activities, or closure, preferably in
writing before the changes occur, and in any event no later
than 28 days after the change has occurred.
A new food business operator should notify changes to the
operator of a food business establishment.
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The Council will update the list of registered food business
establishments and record the details on the file relating to
that food business establishment.
7: Moveable Establishments
7.1: Ships, Aircraft, Trains and Coaches
Registration is only required if the establishment is fixed such
as a floating restaurant. Food business operators must also
register vessels under their control trade on inland waterways
e.g. pleasure craft, with the Council in the area in which they
are ordinarily kept.
7.2: Vending Machines
Vending machines are subject to the food laws but there is
little practical value in the registration of individual vending
machines or the premises on which they are sited if the only
food related activity on those premises relates solely to
vending machines.
7.3: Markets
In the case of vehicles and stalls (whether or not these stalls
are provided by the controller of the market) used for
transporting or preparing food or the sale of food to
consumers within the area of a market, the food business
operator should register the establishment with the relevant
Council where their stocks of food are ordinarily kept
If the controller of a market is the provider of permanent units
(establishments) (and not simply stalls) within a market, the
food business operators operating their food businesses from
those establishments should register each such establishment
with the Council.
7.4: Movable Establishments Other Than Those Which
Form Part of a Market or Operate Within the Area of a
Market
Moveable establishments other than those which form part of
a market or operate within the area of a market e.g. ice cream
vans, hot dog vendors etc. should be registered by the food
business operator with the Council in the area in which they
are ordinarily kept.
8: Non-registered Establishments Subject to Regulation
852/2004 (Other than Primary Production)
The Council will ask the food business operator to complete a
registration form and check that the food business
establishment is operating in compliance with the food laws.