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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Faye.Lear on June 09, 2016, 10:42:54 am

Title: Rules for selling produce.
Post by: Faye.Lear on June 09, 2016, 10:42:54 am

I'm hoping to make some jam, but want to know if there are any regs for selling it from the farm gate?

I will also be growing veg next year and will probably sell the surplus from the gate too, and from what I have read, that is fine, I just can't seem to find anything concrete to say that selling processed food is ok.

Any help much appreciated  :)

Title: Re: Rules for selling produce.
Post by: benkt on June 09, 2016, 11:47:58 am

We're in England, and when I spoke to trading standards about it last year, we just had to fill out a form for producing preserves as its low risk - no inspection - then your kitchen is good to go.

Title: Re: Rules for selling produce.
Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on June 09, 2016, 02:20:13 pm

If you're in Wales however the EHO's are very strict so will need to inspect kitchen beforehand. I would check with your local health inspectors of EHO's and ask them it really depends where you live.

Title: Re: Rules for selling produce.
Post by: greenbeast on June 22, 2016, 08:09:23 pm

Labelling rules (for 'farm gate' sales) are pretty lenient compared to selling through shops