Guide
Food safety compliance checklist
Quick verification checklist for food business operators. Covers registration, HACCP, temperature control, allergens, training, record keeping, and premises hygiene.
You must register your food business with your local authority at least 28 days before trading. Follow food safety rules like temperature control, allergen labelling, and staff training. Keep records and maintain clean premises.
- Register with your local authority 28 days before trading
- Keep chilled food at 8°C or below, frozen at -18°C or below
- Cook food to 75°C for at least 2 minutes
- Label all food with 14 allergens if present
- Train all food handlers in Level 2 Food Hygiene
- Use HACCP or Safer Food, Better Business for food safety
- Keep records of training and food safety checks
- Get a food hygiene rating after inspection
Use this checklist to verify your food business meets its legal obligations. Every item is a regulatory requirement. If you cannot confirm an item, resolve it before trading or serving food.
Registration and legal
Food safety management
Temperature control
Allergens and labelling
Training and records
Premises and hygiene
If you cannot confirm any item, address it before trading. Selling unsafe food or operating without registration can result in unlimited fines, closure of your premises by an Environmental Health Officer, and up to 2 years imprisonment under the Food Safety Act 1990.