Food and drink are subject to rigorous and continually updated laws and regulations, both here and abroad. Understand what you need to do to meet your legal obligations.
Running a food business
We’re here to help food and drink businesses keep up to date on food and feed laws to ensure the food you produce, deliver and sell is safe to eat and is what it says it is
In this section
If you’re running a food or feed business, you need to manage food safety risks. Find out how to make a plan for your business to meet your legal requirements.
Packaging and labelling
Running a food business means providing people with food information so that they can make informed choices about the food they buy.
Find out what you need to do to ensure transparency and accuracy on your packaging and labelling.
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Food hygiene
Good food hygiene is important to make sure the food you provide is safe to eat. Find all the information you need on food hygiene, from staff training to food preparation and storage.
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Industry Specific Guidance
We offer operational safety advice and guidance for business, industry and local authority enforcement officers across the country.
Industry Specific GuidanceCookSafe guide
CookSafe helps catering businesses understand and implement food safety systems based on Hazard and Critical Control Point (HACCP). Using the CookSafe manual, you can develop food safety management procedures that fit your business needs.
Regulated product guidance
Certain food and feed products - known as regulated products - must undergo a formal risk analysis process and receive market authorisation before they can be legally sold in the UK. Find out if you need to apply for regulated product authorisation.
Tools and training
We offer a suite of online tools, webinars and training modules to help you with running your food businesses.
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Food hygiene ratings and awards
The Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS) and the EatSafe awards are designed to help people make informed choices about where they eat or buy food by displaying the results of food hygiene inspections. Our guidance can help you prepare for your food hygiene inspection.
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Import and export
Make sure you are complying with regulations when you are importing or exporting food. These differ noticeably between countries and can be subject to policy change.
Import and exportFood crime
Find out more about food crime, what it is, how to prevent it, and how to report it.
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Food safety and standards
We can help you run your food business by keeping abreast of the latest food safety standards and practices across Scotland and the UK.
Food safety and standardsStay up to date with the latest alerts
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