FreshFarm food guidance

Approval of food premises

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

Issued by Food Standards Agency

What this means

Some premises handling products of animal origin need approval in addition to ordinary food-business registration. The decision depends on the activities and who receives the food.

What to do

  1. Describe every product, process and customer type.
  2. Send a premises plan and food-safety arrangements when requested.
  3. Wait for the authority’s approval decision before beginning an activity that requires it.

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

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