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Temporary Food Stall Applications

Applications must be submitted at least two weeks before an event is to take place and be submitted with the fee of $150, which then covers approval for 12 months.

A separate application and fee is required for each stall. No charge will be made for the first routine inspection of the stall if made within 12 months of approval.

All temporary food events must be registered with the NSW Food Authority online at www.foodnotify.nsw.gov.au. Online notifications are free.

For enquiries regarding these notifications contact:

NSW Food Authority
Tel: 1300 552 406
Email: contact@foodauthority.nsw.gov.au

For further information on applicable food standards legislation and food safety issues see Council’s temporary food stall requirements and visit the Food Standards website: www.foodstandards.gov.au

Applications may be forwarded to the City of Sydney C/- Town Hall House, GPO Box 1591, Sydney 2001 or in person to the City of Sydney Council's One Stop Shop on level 2 Town Hall House, 456 Kent Street, Sydney. They should all be marked to the attention of:

Health Inspections Unit

The Event Organiser

All event organisers must download, complete, sign and return the Temporary food stall event register form along with a map of the site indicating location of stalls and Council’s unique registration numbers for the participating temporary food businesses.

Temporary food stalls which do not have registration from Council cannot participate in an event or a market. Registered stalls will be given a unique reference number that they will need to supply to you.

Checklist

  • Completed and signed temporary food stall event register
  • Site map indicating stall locations
  • All participating food business are registered with Council
  • List of businesses – name, site location and Council reference number

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Temporary Food Business

Each food stall MUST hold an approval from Council. Below are the procedures, applications and conditions.

To obtain an approval a temporary food business operator must download, complete, sign and return a “Details of temporary food stall” form along with the necessary documentations such as a recent satisfactory offsite Council health inspection report (this report may be from another Council or NSW Food Authority) for off-site food preparation and storage area, to Council’s Health Unit and must be accompanied by the fee, a credit card authorisation or cheque payable to “the City of Sydney Council”.

Once a completed application is received, it will be forwarded to an authorised officer for assessment. If it is approved notification of approval will be sent to the registered address of the business or by email supplied. This approval is valid for one year from the date of issue, allowing the operator to operate as a temporary food business in an event/market within the Sydney Council’s Local Government Area, the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority’s Area, and the Botanic Garden’s Area.

The business can only trade if the organiser(s) of an event approve the participation of the nominated business. The temporary food business must comply with Council’s Health Conditions, the Food Standards Code called up by the Food Act 2003 and the Food Regulation 2010 at all times when operating and trading.

Failure to comply with the above requirements can result in further action including revoking the approval.  Requests to review a decision to revoke or decline approval should be made in writing to Manager Health and Building.

Checklist

  • Will you be operating on public land within the next 12 months?
  • Completed and signed application form nominating licence option
  • Copy of a recent satisfactory health inspection report for any off site food areas
  • Cheque or fee payable to “the City of Sydney Council”.

 

Food Safety Supervisors

From 1 October 2011 certain businesses including temporary food stalls selling unpackaged, ready to eat potentially hazardous food will need to appoint a food safety supervisor.

For more information please visit www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au

Downloads

This form must be completed by the event organiser only.

This form must be completed by each individual stall operator.

These fact sheets set out the food safety requirements for all stalls. It is again the event organiser’s responsibility to distribute these requirements to all the food stall operators.

As the organisers usually provide the stalls they should note that the standard fete type stalls maybe too small for cooking operations. As cooking, food preparation and storage is often conducted at the rear of the stall this area must be provided with overhead cover such as a tarpaulin attached to the stall or alternatively and second stall. Also impervious ground cover must be provided.

 

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Last Updated: Thursday 30 June, 2011

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