Advice on how to meet the food safety laws that apply to you while trading at a farmers market.
Farmers markets are checked by food safety officers from Environmental Health and East Sussex Trading Standards, who may visit you on the day a market is held.
In addition, the farm or other premises from which you operate may also be subject to inspection.
Advice Leaflet for Market Traders
Download our food safety advice leaflet below, which covers:
Rules of hygiene and controlling hazards - transportation, preparation, display and service, training and basic hygiene measures
Do I need to register?
Labelling, weights and ingredients, prices and business names
Selling farm produced meat - getting your meat cut for you, cutting up meat yourself
Manufacturing food at home for sale from your market stall
Making low risk items such as cakes and jams
Making high risk items such as meat, dairy and fish products
Giving away free samples
Animal attractions at farmers markets
Contacts for Environmental Health and Trading Standards
Useful organisations and websites
