Food business registration or approval

Where this applies

This record is scoped to Norway. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.

Instrument

Matloven (LOV-2003-12-19-124) and the Næringsmiddelhygieneforskriften (FOR-2008-12-22-1623), §18

Who it binds

Food businesses in Norway — production, import, storage, handling and sale, including shops

What it requires

A food business generally registers with Mattilsynet (the Norwegian Food Safety Authority) before starting, on a form Mattilsynet sets, implementing Regulation (EC) 852/2004, Art. 6(2). Businesses handling animal-origin products generally face the stricter approval ("godkjenning") tier rather than plain registration. Mattilsynet holds general supervisory and enforcement power under matloven §23.

Related records and requirements

• Food business registration (United Kingdom) — A food business in England, Wales or Scotland — including home-based, mobile and online traders — must register with its local authority at least 28 days before opening; registration is free and cannot be refused.
• Food business registration (Ireland) — A food business in Ireland must register with the relevant registering authority (HSE, DAFM or SFPA) before starting operations, even from home.
• Food business registration (Türkiye) — A food business operator in Türkiye outside the scope requiring approval must hold a Registration Certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
• Food business framework (LFGB) (Germany) — EU Regulation 852/2004 Art. 6(2) requires registering a food business with the competent district food-safety authority in Germany.
• Food business operating permit or notification (Switzerland) — A food business in Switzerland that does not handle animal-origin food need only notify (melden) its cantonal enforcement authority.
• Food premises registration (Malaysia) — A food premises owner in Malaysia must register through the Ministry of Health's FoSIM system across four categories (manufacturing, catering, restaurant/retail, mobile vendors); operating unregistered risks a fine up to RM10,000 or up to 2 years' imprisonment.
• Food business registration (Taiwan) — A food business in a category and scale designated by public announcement in Taiwan may commence operations only after applying for registration with the competent authority.
• Food business notification (NSW) (Australia) — Every food business in New South Wales must notify its local council, or the NSW Food Authority for higher-risk sectors, before beginning to trade.
• Food premises registration (Victoria) (Australia) — Every business selling food or drink in Victoria must register with its local council before trading, with the lowest-risk Class 4 needing only a free notification.
• Food business licence or notification (Japan) — A food business outside the 32 sector types named in Japan's Food Sanitation Act Enforcement Order must instead give prior notification to the prefectural governor.
• Food business approval — animal-origin food (Ireland) — A food business within the scope of EU Regulation 853/2004 (animal-origin food) needs approval from the registering authority, not merely registration.
• Federal Inspection Service (SIF) registration (Brazil) — A business trading animal-origin products across Brazilian states or internationally must register with MAPA/DIPOA under the Federal Inspection Service (SIF), via a simplified or full approval track.
• Food business operating permit or notification (Switzerland) — Slaughterhouses and businesses handling animal-origin food in Switzerland need a cantonal operating permit (Betriebsbewilligung), not merely notification.