NAFSIS

Food business notification

Most businesses that sell food in NSW must officially notify food standards enforcement agencies of their food business details.

Examples of businesses which need to notify include:

retail food outlets, other than seafood retailers that also process seafood or butchers
businesses which sell food as a smaller part of their business such as chemists, cinemas, corner stores, petrol stations and sporting facilities
food stall holders at regular, temporary or one-off events
mobile food outlets
school canteens
child-care facilities that provide food and do not hold an Authority licence
food manufacturers that do not hold an Authority licence
food transport, storage or wholesale businesses, and
importers and exporters of food or food ingredients.

Some businesses are exempt from notification:

those which hold a licence from the NSW Food Authority, or
not-for-profit community or fundraising events where the food sold is (a) not potentially hazardous or (b) to be consumed immediately after thorough cooking.

Notification allows government food agencies to maintain a relationship with all food businesses.

Certain hospitality and retail food service sector businesses must also designate a FSS and notify the FSS' details.

For details see the NSW Food Authority's FSS Guide for businesses.

To notify:

business or Food Safety Supervisor details now using the free online service, go to notify a food business, or
download a printable form for food business details ($55 processing fee incl. GST applies). If the business must also designate an FSS, a printed FSS notification form is available from the local council.

Notifications must be updated if any details change.

To update an existing notification, go to change existing notification.