If a business involves handling meat, fish, dairy or egg products, a business will need to apply to the council for a licence. Work cannot start until the business has been approved. If the council grants a licence, they will specify where it has to be displayed on the products.
There are other activities that will require an application for a licence, if they form a part of the business. These include:
More information on whether a business needs to apply for a licence and how to do so can be found using the gov.uk's licence finder tool.
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