selling foodstuffs at school fete

Grimbal

My sister in law is an active participant at her daughter's School fetes & the like & has asked me whether I would like to set up a stall in her summer school fete

I'm presuming that the same sort of hygiene & insurance requirements still apply to school fetes as with other outlets/markets etc where you sell home made food? Do you think that these rules still apply to items where, although the constituent parts are edible, I've not actually cooked the item (e.g. brownie mix in a jar) ?

TIA
Liz

LJM

i think generally it is a matter of covering foods clearly labelling them definately go with the no nuts in anything in accordance with school policies we have parties and fetes at my lo's school and food is asked to be bought into sell or give out wether it shop bought or homemade. if you ask at the school they can help you and let you know what they allow and don't

Grimbal

thanks - do you know if it's a general policy of a school to require hygiene certifications/PLI?

zippychick

I've moved this to the small business section to see if you can get specific advice. Hope this helps

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thanks
Zip

badmumof1

If the profits are going the the school and you are using the schools table to display the goods then you will not need PLI as this will be covered by the schools own events insurance.
If the profits are going to an individual then you will need PLI which do not panic will only cost you approx £45 a year anyway and covers you for trading 365 days.
You will still, however, need to have a Food Hygiene certificate even if the mix does come from a packet and you only add water.
Food labeling is a must too.
I have to put labels on my 50p sweet bags even though i carry the outer label with BBE date on each individual bag has to have a label.

Having said all that the best bet would be to check with the school as some cover you for the PLI but hey for £45 a year its worth getting anyway.

paulwf

If you do need a food hygiene cert the likes of http://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/ will provide one for £25+VAT and 2 hours of your time. Our EHO has accepted their certificates without any issues.

numberwang

I don't think you do need one, IIRC there is a rule that if you sell food less than 1 week in 4 or 5 then it's ok to do without certification. Think that's how the WI get around it...prob worth a google.

Grimbal

thanks guys, I'll check out all of your suggestions

paulwf

For the definitive answer on hygiene requirements (but not insurance) phone your local council and ask to speak to the EHO...rules may vary from council to council so only they know the exact situation.