Opening a New Food Business
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If you are considering opening a new food business, read the MPI Notebook this is a guide that will give you a roadmap for planning and obtaining all the required verifications. In addition to our Environmental Health team, you can also work with our Planning and Building Consents teams to ensure you meet all the relevant health and building regulations.
The Planning Team can offer advice on our District Plan and information on parking requirements, advertising and likely future patterns of development in that area. Building Development Facilitators can help with construction requirements, change of use conditions, grease traps, plumbing and drainage, egress, number of sanitary fixtures and access for disabled people. A building consent will be required for any work done.
The Environmental Health Officers can provide information on health requirements, inspections and issuing a registration to sell food.
Contact us on 06 370 6300 or health@mstn.govt.nz for more information.
Before operating, you must obtain a certificate of registration and operate under the appropriate risk-based measure.
It is an offence to sell food without registration.
