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Food businesses

Dorset Food Safety News

Sign up to our Dorset Food Safety News newsletter and receive regular updates about food hygiene and safety.

Food export certificate

If you have a food business and wish to export food to outside the European Union, you must have a food export certificate.

Food hygiene inspection

About a food hygiene inspection including food hygiene ratings.

Food hygiene training

Food business operators must ensure all food handlers are supervised, instructed and trained in food hygiene matters as necessary.

Food safety management systems

Food businesses must implement food safety management procedures based upon the hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) principles.

Food sampling

Food sampling is done as part of local or national investigations to establish the standard of food hygiene practices.

Live shellfish and bivalve mollusc registration documents

Live Shellfish and Bivalve Mollusc Registration Documents online application.

My food hygiene business rating

If you supply food direct to the consumer, your business will be provided with a food hygiene rating following each routine inspection.

Premises requiring approval

Certain food businesses which process products of animal origin may need to be approved before they can start operating.

Register a food business

Register a food business in Dorset.

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