We provide advice to businesses to help them comply with the law.

• New Businesses - Clear yourself for takeoff
• Home Authority Principle
• Guidance notes and leaflets
• Local Business Partnership
• Business Link
• Enforcement/Licensing
• Other useful contacts

This Service is keen to show businesses in Bedfordshire what its authorised officers aim to cover in a programmed inspection under the Food Safety Act 1990.  View our Model Inspection for Supermarket Visits.

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Home Authority Principle

We adhere to national guidelines (known as the Home Authority Principle) which require us to place special emphasis on companies resident in Bedfordshire.

• Home Authority Principle

Guidance notes and leaflets

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• Our self-help advice sheets
• Guidance notes and leaflets you can order from us

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