- Enforced by
- FSA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 4 of 13 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 1 carries different penalties and 8 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 4 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
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What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must publish food hygiene ratings online within 7 daysStatutory regulator
- Train staff on food hygiene ratings and respond to verbal requestsOperator
- Breach food hygiene rating sticker dutiesAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must allow you to comment on your food hygiene ratingLocal authority
- Request a food hygiene re-rating for your businessOperator
- Pay the fee for a food hygiene re-ratingOperator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must publish rating criteria, review and promote schemeStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must send hygiene rating info to new food businessesLocal authority
- Assist the food authority in producing your hygiene ratingOperator
- Obstruct an authorised food safety officerAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
- Corporate offence liability extended to directors and officersDirector or Officer
Fine up to £1,000
- Violate food hygiene rating requirementsAny Person
Fine up to £1,000
16 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
1 of 1 shown- Fail to comply with food hygiene rating requirementsAny Person
Fine up to £200
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Meet food safety requirements for your business
Register, implement HACCP, and comply with food safety law including allergen requirements
Respond to a food safety incident
Immediate steps when unsafe food is discovered or a customer reports illness. Stop selling, withdraw the product, notify the FSA, and cooperate …
Start a food business for the first time
Everything you need to do before opening a food business. Covers registration, premises, HACCP, training, allergens, labelling, and preparing for your first …
Food safety quick compliance check
A quick compliance check for food business operators. Covers registration, HACCP, allergens, temperature control, training, and record keeping.
Improve your food hygiene rating
Practical steps to improve a poor food hygiene rating. Understand what inspectors scored, fix the issues, and request a re-inspection.
Quick check: running a food business in Wales
Quick compliance check for Wales-specific food business obligations. Covers mandatory hygiene ratings, food waste separation, registration, and environmental permits.
Appeal your food hygiene rating or request a re-rating in Wales
If you disagree with your food hygiene rating in Wales, you can appeal within 21 days, submit a right of reply, or …
Comply with mandatory food hygiene rating display in Wales
Wales is one of only two UK nations where displaying your food hygiene rating is a legal requirement. This guide explains how …
How food safety enforcement works in Wales
How food safety is enforced in Wales, including the role of the Food Standards Agency Wales and local authority environmental health officers. …
5 more guides that reference this instrument
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.