Food business registration

Where this applies

This record is scoped to Türkiye. 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

Law No. 5996 and the Gıda İşletmelerinin Kayıt ve Onay İşlemlerine Dair Yönetmelik (Official Gazette 17 December 2011, No. 28145)

Who it binds

Food business operators outside the scope requiring approval (storage, retail, mass catering and other food producers)

What it requires

Food business operators must hold a Registration Certificate from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. A separate professional-staffing duty applies once a business's motor capacity exceeds 30 horsepower or it employs more than 10 people: it must engage a licensed food engineer, veterinarian, agricultural engineer, chemist or food technologist.

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 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 registration or approval (Norway) — A food business in Norway generally registers with Mattilsynet before starting, implementing EU Regulation 852/2004 Art. 6(2) via the EEA Agreement.
• 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.