Changing your Food Registration

For any of the situations below you will need to complete our Amend, Cancel or Suspend Food Registration form and post or drop it to us at one of our Council offices. Alternatively, you can email it through to customer.services@tcdc.govt.nz.

Amending your food registration details

If you need to change any of the details of your food registration i.e., changes to your scope of operations or current operator's contact details etc., you need to let us know.

Suspending your food registration

If you are not currently trading but wish to keep your food registration active i.e., close your business over winter and reopen in spring, you can choose to voluntarily suspend your food registration. The minimum period you can do this for is 3 months and the maximum period for suspension is 12 months.

If you voluntarily suspend your registration, and your verification is due while your registration is suspended, your verification will be carried out when your suspension finishes, and you begin operating again.

Cancelling your food registration

If you sell or close your food business and are no longer operating, you are required to advise us so we can cancel your registration.