East Sussex Food Business Support Pack

An information pack for businesses producing, serving or selling food in East Sussex, published by East Sussex County Council in partnership with A Taste of Sussex and Sussex Enterprise.

You can choose how to download your free pack online:

• either the complete pack as a single PDF document, available from this site - see Related Documents below

• or individual topic sections as nine separate PDF documents, available from East Sussex County Council - see Other Websites

The free pack covers:

• Essential food safety information - the basics of food safety and hygiene

• Essential health and safety information - how to prevent anyone coming to harm at your food business

• Fire safety and risk assessment - guide and safety checklist to prevent fire breaking out at businesses producing, serving or selling food

• A guide to civil and e-commerce law - how to follow the law when dealing with your customers

• Food labelling for small retailers - guidance on what you need to put on food labels

• Labelling for packaged goods - advice on labelling packaged food you are sending to someone else to sell

• Food labelling for catering and licensed establishments - how to label food sold in catering establishments

• A Taste of Sussex - find out how this local food group can help your business

• Business support help - information on how Sussex Enterprise can help your business prosper

The council's Environmental Health service gives more detailed advice on food safety and health and safety at work for food businesses in Eastbourne. Food labelling is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Trading Standards.