Food businesses
If you operate a food business in Albury, you must notify Council and meet planning, food-safety and inspection requirements.
Opening a food business
- 1
Check planning requirements
- 2
Notify Council
- 3
Meet food-safety requirements
- 4
Arrange an inspection
1. Check planning requirements
Confirm that your business can operate at the proposed location and complete any required planning or building approvals.
2. Notify Council
Notify Council before you begin trading.
Notify Council [320.22 KB | PDF]
3. Meet food-safety requirements
Make sure your premises, equipment and food-handling practices comply with the Food Standards Code.
Check food-safety requirements
4. Arrange an inspection
Contact our Environmental Health team to arrange an inspection before handling food for sale.
Additional requirements
Some food businesses must also appoint a Food Safety Supervisor or obtain liquid trade waste approval.
Some retail, hospitality and food-service businesses must appoint a qualified Food Safety Supervisor for each premises.
You may need approval before discharging fats, oils, grease or other trade wastewater into the sewerage system.
Notify Council if your business closes, relocates, changes ownership or trading name, or opens another location.
Temporary and mobile food businesses
Different requirements apply to temporary food stalls, mobile food vendors and businesses operating at events.
- Mobile food vending guidelines
- Notify Council
Food safety resources
Access food-safety training and practical guidance for food handlers, supervisors and mobile food businesses.