- Enforced by
- FSA
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 1 of 9 obligations carry a fine up to £1,000. 1 carries different penalties and 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Plus 5 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
- District councils must notify food businesses of their hygiene ratingLocal authority
- Request a review of your food hygiene ratingOperator
- Display your food hygiene rating sticker prominentlyOperator
Fine up to £1,000
- Orally inform customers of your food hygiene rating upon requestEmployee
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- District councils must enforce food hygiene rating duties and may inspectLocal authority
- Fail to comply with food hygiene rating requirementsAny Person
Fine up to £200
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- District councils must provide hygiene rating info to new food businessesLocal authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- FSA must review the Food Hygiene Rating scheme every three yearsStatutory regulator
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Councils must follow official guidance when rating food hygieneLocal authority
12 other provisions — procedural and definitional
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 …
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.
2 more guides that reference this instrument
Connected legislation
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Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.