Christian Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hello All! just a quick question - If i wanted to sell my jams/jellies and christmas puds, would i need health/hygiene certificates etc?? I was thinking of setting up a very small business and wondered if any of you guys knew about the basics? Many Thanks C x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I think if you want to sell to the publich indirectly through a shop or something you might need a Food Hygeine certificate, and maybe a Health and Safety inspection if you intend to employ workers at your home/factory! Also you would need to declare profits etc for taxing! If you ever GO PUBLIC I'd be more than willing to buy shares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Basic food hygiene certificate is a piece of cake. You can sit the test & everything one one day. I should imagine you would need it, I'm not sure. As saying that, the W.I ladies sell cakes & butties at agricultural shows etc. I really don't know. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 I would ring up trading standards & just see. Or maybe there are some a\nswers on google? Good luck - mmmmmm Xmas pudding! (licks lips). Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnrob Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 There's some useful information here: http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/keepingfoodsafe/asksamevents/ Probably something of an overkill, but there's also some information here: www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/startingup.pdf Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Basic food hygiene certificate is a piece of cake. Emma.x Dead right. A colleague and I were sent on one about 5 years ago. Lord knows why. It was a piece of cake. In fact it was a joke. We knew more than the "lecturer" if you could call him that. He kept saying "staff lock us" instead of staphylococcus, which had everyone in hysterics. If you can hold a pencil properly and can spell your own name you will pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted August 25, 2007 Author Share Posted August 25, 2007 Thanks for all your replies, sorry i haven't been back sooner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amanda32 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Basic food hygiene certificate is a piece of cake. You can sit the test & everything one one day.I should imagine you would need it, I'm not sure. As saying that, the W.I ladies sell cakes & butties at agricultural shows etc. I really don't know. Emma.x You can do your food hygiene certificate online in 2 hours. The company that I work for offer it for £25 and its certified by ASET so you know its good quality: http://www.food-certificate.co.uk Hope you find this useful. Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 If you contact your local environmental health officer via the district council, they will give you all the info you need Christian (ours admitted that if you could write your name you could pass the food hygiene certificate!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 I think the problem is the kitchen you make them in needs to be a commercial only kitchen for selling products as well as your certificates - I may be wrong - worth looking into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy's mum Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hello Christian I have been following this thread with much interest as selling my jams etc is something I have been thinking about too. This is the way I had decided to do things: I am going to sell my stuff on the doorstep, with an honesty box, but as I am a little off the beaten track I am going to put a notice up in the local shop. I will add "this weeks specials" as I go. As for "Health n' safety" I plan to show my customers my kitchen if they ask and let them make up their own minds. Although my kitchen is clean, having a dog, cat and 3 hens around might not go down too well with the inspector Also then you could end up getting involved in the dreaded tax etc.... As I am a housewife I don't think that I would really earn above the tax threshold anyway so best not to get involved, once you start having to keep accounts and stuff it takes away the pleasure somewhat I have been there, done that, don't want to go there again thank you Backing up what a previous member said, most people don't bat an eyelid when buying cakes and stuff from school fetes do they I have often bought home made jam from the "doorstep" before when on holiday in Cornwall and the taste is as you know extraordinary, so much better than shop bought. hopefully you should soon build up a regular customer base by word of mouth and will not be able to keep up Do let me know how you get wont you............... Julie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymouffe Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 I'm a bit late coming to this thread, but have you thought about selling your food through a WI market (www.country-markets.co.uk) if you have one near you? I've not done it, but the websitei s informative. You do need a basic food hygiene cert (now rather less snazzily called the level 2 award in food safety), but you probably won't need to register your premises with the local authority. I agree that the basic food hygiene cert is a doddle, but you may be surprised to find that some people do fail it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 What an interesting thread, I'll have to come back to all those links another time, when I'm not so much in need of sleep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthurClarke Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 hi all, yes, you certainly need a food hygiene certificate. I noticed someone mentioned online certificates, that's a subject that I have quite strong views about and have put up an online food hygiene certificate website about them. So if you want to know about them drop by. I've also just added a review section - so if you've taken an online food hygiene certificate please add a review. thanks Arthur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
