Food Business Requirements
Council’s Environmental Health Officer regulates food safety in the community by assessing food premises building plans and applications, conducting food business inspections, and providing information and advice to operators. Food businesses (including mobile food businesses, temporary food stalls, home-based businesses and charitable/community organisations) that sell, handle or produce food are required to notify and/or register with Council depending on their food handling activities.
Food Business Application Form - Notification, registration, or renewal of a fixed, mobile or temporary food business can be done using this form.
Guide to food premises – What you need to know - Before you embark on a food business venture, check out this guide and contact Council’s Environmental Health Officer to discuss your proposal.
Guidelines for mobile food business - A mobile food business is a food business that operates from a mobile structure (e.g. vehicle, trailer, cart, tent, stall, etc.). You must notify and/or register a mobile food business with your ‘home Council’ which is the Council area where the equipment and materials for the food business are stored when not in use, or the garaged address for the mobile structure.
DoFoodSafely training for food handlers – This is a free, online training program provided by the Department of Health Victoria and supported by the Tasmanian Department of Health. You must read through the information in the seven topics, and then you will be ready to undertake the assessment quiz and gain your Certificate of Completion.
Food safety resources – The Tasmanian Department of Health has other helpful resources available on their website.
Food Safety Standard, 3.2.2A – Food Safety Management Tools
Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A comes into effect on December 8, 2023 and introduces some changes, including the requirement for most catering, service and retail food businesses handling unpackaged potentially hazardous foods to appoint a Food Safety Supervisor. More information can be found on the following websites: