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Opening a processing unit, taking on a cold store or moving into wholesale? When fish premises need local authority approval, how conditional approval works, and what your approval number means.
<p>If you are opening a fish processing unit, taking on a cold store or expanding a fishmonger's into wholesale, the question of approval comes up early, and it is far cheaper to answer before the fit out than after. This guide explains when fish premises need approval, how the process works and what the approval number means once you have it.</p> <p>It covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, speak to your local authority or Food Standards Scotland.</p> <h2>Registration or approval?</h2> <p>Most food businesses simply register with their local authority. Approval is a stricter, separate regime for establishments that handle products of animal origin, including fish, and supply them to other businesses. Operating an establishment that needs approval without it is a crimina