FreshFarm food guidance

Food-business registration

A plain-English explanation for farmers, connected to the official UK source.

Issued by Food Standards Agency

What this means

Register every place where you store, prepare or sell food with the relevant local authority. Registration is free and should normally be completed at least 28 days before trading starts.

What to do

  1. List every premises used by the business.
  2. Have the operator’s contact and business details ready.
  3. Keep the registration confirmation with your farm records.

Official destination checked 11 September 2026. The original opens in a new tab, so this FreshFarm explanation stays open.

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