Any person, food business, organisation or charitable community group that wishes to operate temporary or mobile food premises must be registered on the State Government website – Foodtrader
Temporary food stalls are sites where food is sold, prepared or handled that are not permanently fixed. These include stalls, food vans and tents at fetes, farmers markets, craft markets, shows, festivals or other short-term events.
The principal premises is where you are based, not where you are going to trade.
The registration period for all temporary and mobile food businesses is from 1 January to 31 December each year.
Mobile food premises are vehicles such as vans, trailers or carts from which food is sold.
Your vehicle needs to comply with the Food Standards Code. Your principal premises is the address of the premises where the vehicle is stored when not in use.
How to register a temporary food business?
CSO:
Advise the customer to first register their business on the State Government website – Foodtrader
Email the link to the customer if required.
What happens after you register?
When the Council receives the application from Foodtrader
- The council's Public Health unit will receive your application. They will access it and will contact you if they need more information from the customer.
- When your application has been accepted, they will send you an invoice for payment.
Mobile food vans
The vans will be inspected by an Environmental Health Officer (EHO) before registration can be granted.
Once the business is registered
You must lodge a via the Foodtrader website Statement of Trade for each event you want to attend. Your temporary or mobile food premises may be inspected by the local council EHO anytime you operate. Once the statement of trade is lodged, we will email the customer to confirm receipt.
"Applying for a ‘Statement of Trade’ informs the Council of your intent to sell food or drink in their area. Required under the Victorian Food Act 1984, it applies to operators of temporary or mobile food premises (e.g. market stalls, food trucks) and some vending machines."
If they haven't received the notification
CSO:
- email the details to the Public Health team, they will follow up with the customer.
Counter:
- Date stamp
- SGo to than statement of trade received to Records
Where can and can’t you trade using a temporary food registration?
In the City of Greater Dandenong, a person cannot sell or offer for sale anything in a public place or road-related area without a permit.
You will be required to obtain an Itinerant Trading permit, together with registration with Foodtrader.
CSO:
- To obtain an Itinerant Trading permit application is an online form.
- Email link to our website using the link template in Outlook Trading in Greater Dandenong | Greater Dandenong Council
Further information about the Itinerant permit is available on our website Trading in Greater Dandenong | Greater Dandenong Council
How to renew or pay a renewal for a temporary food permit via Foodtrader
CSO:
Advise the customer that Foodtrader will email their temporary food registration renewal invoices. Payment can be made via the Foodtrader website only. The Council is unable to receipt payment or provide duplicates as we don't issue the originals.
How to pay a new temporary food registration
Go to the New Temporary Food Registration Receipt