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Not every plastic container is food-safe, and reusing a container that held something else is a real hazard. If you sell food, packaging must be suitable for food contact, and the container that held paint or cleaning chemicals never becomes safe again.

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Selling food you have made

A home kitchen selling to the public is a food premises in law, and the requirements follow from that.

• A certificate of acceptability from municipal environmental health is required for premises handling food, including a home kitchen or a stall.
• Pre-packed food must be labelled, including the ingredients, allergens and date marking. Allergen declaration is not optional.
• Keep cold food cold and hot food hot, and do not hold cooked food warm for hours; that is where outbreaks start.
• Zoning consent may be needed to run a business from a residential property.

Practical points

Never decant chemicals into food or drink containers. It is the single most common cause of accidental poisoning of children, and a labelled bottle is not a substitute for the right one.

Free business support is available from Seda, and registering a company at CIPC is inexpensive and done directly. Suspected food poisoning goes to municipal environmental health, which inspects and can close premises. Verified 26 August 2026.