What rules are there for selling food on Car Boot sales or farmers markets?

Question

We want to sell homemade brownies, scones, jams, etc at a car boot sale. Is this ok to do or do we need to follow any particular guidelines, etc?? Do you need a permit to do this? Can you also sell hot food?

Answer 1

It's OK, as long as the organisers agree to what you are doing (some car boot sales don't like refreshment stalls - but these tend to be the organisers who sell food at their own outlets. They don't like the competition!).

Certainly for a Farmers' Market, I would look into obtaining a Food Hygiene Certificate (from your local College) and seek approval/guidance from Environmental Health. Environmental Health can be contacted through your local Council.

Hope all goes well for you and this advice was helpful!