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Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 – on the hygiene of foodstuffs
Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 lays down general rules of food hygiene for all food business operators and sets down standards for structure, maintenance, cleanliness and food handling practices. It states that the primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food business operator.
Article 6 of the Regulation requires all food business establishments (unless subject to approval, see below) to be registered with the Local Authority. To register, an application to register a food business establishment form must be completed and returned to Torbay Council.
- Register - Food Business Establishment FL30 (Printable)
Article 5 of the Regulation requires food business operators to implement and maintain permanent procedures based on Hazard Analysisand Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles. This means that procedures must be in place to ensure that food is produced safely and necessary documents and records are established.
Before implementing food safety procedures, your business must meet the minimum standard set by food hygiene rules. The rules you must follow are listed below:
- General Requirements for Food Premises
- Specific Requirements for Rooms where Food is Prepared, Processed or Cooked
- Requirements for Mobile Businesses, Food Businesses Run from Domestic Premises and Vending Machines
- Equipment
- Food Waste
- Personal Hygiene
- Food Handling
- Wrapping and Packaging of Food
- Transport
- Training
If you are producing animal based foods (such as meat products, milk products or egg products) and selling them to other businesses, you may have additional rules to follow and your establishment may need to be approved. If you think your business may need approval, contact the Food Saftey Team.
You should consult The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 
and The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005 for a full list of hygiene rules.
and The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2005 for a full list of hygiene rules.Further information on food safety/food standards legislation, HACCP and many other food issues is available on the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website.
(FSA) website.Related Websites
Contact Food Safety
- Tel: 01803 208025
- Email: food.safety@torbay.gov.uk
- Fax: 01803 208854
Related Pages
- Food Safety
- Food Business Registration
- Food & Safety Bulletin
- Food Safety Inspections
- Food Safety Legislation & Regulations
- Food Safety Service Plan
- Safer Food, Better Business
- Smokefree Workplaces & Public Places
