You have to register your food business with a competent authority before you start operating, even if operating from home.
Competent authorities include:
- the local environmental health office (of the Health Service Executive)
- the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- the Local Authority Veterinary Service
- the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
Who you register with will depend on the type of business and whether foods of animal origin, for example, meat, poultry, fish, etc., are handled or processed.
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