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Food licensing

All premises that are involved in the manufacturer, preparation, storage or sale of food must be registered.

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Running a food business

If you want to sell food you need to make sure you are correctly registered.

Grease and oil traps

Cafes, restaurants and food businesses must ensure that they have an approved appropriately sized grease/oil trap.

Trade waste and permits for cafes and restaurants

All café, restaurants and food/hospitality businesses need to be registered and permitted to connect and to discharge into the water, waste and sewage network.

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