Do I need to Register as a Food Business - simple guide

[muddy42]

Well as this one is produced by Food Standards Scotland Wild game | Food Standards Scotland
and this refers to England and Wales on the front page it fairly obvious which jurisdiction they apply to.
Wild game guidance

Thanks, I still maintain that the rules are annoyingly different and confusing.

For example:
- in England (as a primary producer) I can supply the final customer small quantities within the local authority and neighbouring local authority.
- In Scotland I would need a Venison Dealers Licence to do likewise costing £200 per year.
Plus there are other differences around hygiene regulations, registering with the local authority, HACCP. Please note I only live a few miles from the border. My head hurts now, thats enough for another few weeks.

 

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Thanks, I still maintain that the rules are annoyingly different and confusing.

For example:
- in England (as a primary producer) I can supply the final customer small quantities within the local authority and neighbouring local authority.
- In Scotland I would need a Venison Dealers Licence to do likewise costing £200 per year.
Plus there are other differences around hygiene regulations, registering with the local authority, HACCP. Please note I only live a few miles from the border. My head hurts now, thats enough for another few weeks.

You will be please to hear that the need for a Venison Dealers license will be abolished as soon as the recently agreed Natural Environment Bill is enacted. .

 

[fauxpas]

There is often conflicting advice given on this (including by local EHOs as this is often not an area they deal with often). A summary is below but the controlling guidance document with much more detail can be found here: Guidance for primary producers and food business operators on the hygienic production of wild game

Game is defined as Large Wild Game (wild deer, wild boar) and Small Wild Game (which includes game birds and rabbits, hares and rodents).

There is a general requirement in all cases (except domestic consumptions) that general Food Law / obligation to supply safe food is still applicable and the guidance below is only with regards to Registration with your Local Authority (LA) as a Food Business:

Nature of Supply	Description / restrictions	Trained Person status	Food Business Registration with LA	HACCP
Domestic private consumption	Self or friends and family - cannot be passed on to others by friends and family	Encouraged	No	No
Direct supply of wild game to final consumer or local retailer who supplies to final consumer	For example, local butcher or restaurant. Within Local Authority area, neighbouring LA or within 30 miles of boundary of LA area	Encouraged	No (but encouraged to contact LA for guidance)	No
Direct supply of wild game MEAT to final consumer or local retailer who supplies to final consumer	As previous but this is a carcass that has been processed / butchered. This included skinning only.	Encouraged	Yes	Yes
Supply of wild game to Approved Game Handling Establishment (AGHE)	Supply of whole carcass in the skin to game dealer	Yes	Yes	Yes

@admin - can we sticky this one as it keeps coming up?

This is a really really helpful table, thank you very much.

 

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