Food Stalls, Fundraising and Sausage Sizzles
Food Stalls
There are food safety requirements for fundraising, community events and occasional events. This includes fairs, markets, stalls and club events.
You must still ensure your food is safe and suitable. Food safety tips for selling food at occasional events.
You need to complete the form Notification Fundraising Food Stall
Fundraising
The Food Act 2014 allows a person or group to trade in food for the sole purpose of raising money for a charitable, benevolent, philanthropic purpose up to 20 times a year. These activities may be exempt from registration.
Food for sale need must be safe and suitable and all food must be sourced for a registered supplier. You will need to contact council and complete this form Notification Fundraising Food Stall.
The most common methods of selling food and fundraising are sausage sizzles, cake or confectionary stalls. These may not require registration under the Food Act 2014, but you must still prepare and handle the food in a safe and hygienic manner.
Hot tips for a safe and successful sausage sizzle.
Clubs, organisations and societies
Clubs, organisations, and societies serving food may not need a food control plan or a national programme, if socialising with food and drink is not the main purpose of the event.
For example, if a bowling club holds a games night and sells nibbles to its members as part of this, the club would not need a food control plan or national programme. You would still need to make sure your food is:
- Safe (it won’t make people sick)
- Suitable (it meets rules around labelling and what it contains, and is what people expect it to get).
However, if you supply catered meals to clubs or sell food – like at a club bar – you’re likely to need to register under the Food Act 2014.
Clubs, societies and community groups - What does the Food Act mean for me?
Event Organisers
Know your responsibilities: to organise an event (e.g. food fair, show or festival) where people may legally and safely sell food.
- All people selling food are subject to food safety rules.
- Organisers are responsible for making sure food traders have access to the facilities they need to prepare safe and suitable food.
When you begin planning your event, work with council, contact your Environmental Health Officer who can advise on:
- Food safety legislation and any applicable bylaws
- What equipment or facilities will be needed at the event site to sell safe food
- Whether the people wanting to sell food can do so, and what they’ll need to do to sell food at your event.
- Food safety tips for event organisers
Marae
Where members bring food to share at an event and no sale takes place.
You may need an application to trade in a public place.
- Application License to Trade in a Public Place
- Fundraising and community events food safety rules | NZ Government
- Notification Fundraising Food Stall
