Whats a street traders licence?
If you intend to operate a business on the street whether food related or not, you may need a licence to do so. All food business operators (or FBOs) need to be licensed. You won’t receive your street trader’s licence from the council unless you have a ‘certificate of compliance’ in respect of your vehicle, stall, marquee etc. To obtain this certificate from us, your mobile premises must fully comply with food safety law. Apart from any structural requirements, as a FBO, you must also be able to show us that you can comply with other important aspects of food safety law including training and/or supervision of your staff, the provision of an effective food safety risk management system etc. A copy of the street trader’s licence application form and guidance notes is available for you to download. I’ve heard that food businesses need council ‘approval’ but what does this mean? ‘Approval’ is a term applied to specialist food businesses concerned with the manufacture of foods of animal or
