Food safety rules for businesses

All food businesses must follow hygiene and safety rules, including:

• caterers
• primary producers (such as farmers)
• manufacturers
• distributors
• retailers

How you must operate depends on the size and type of your business. 

You normally have to have written records:

• of your procedures 

• to show you’re sticking to the procedures

You can get free guidance on how to write records and follow the rules correctly from The Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) packs. 

Find out about registering or approving a food business.