- Safe Food Victoria licenses meat, poultry, seafood and dairy businesses, as well as businesses producing food using new or emerging technologies.
- Local councils are responsible for registering and regulating most food businesses in Victoria including hospitals, cafes, restaurants, supermarkets, manufacturers and caterers as well as community groups fundraising with food, such as sausage sizzles or club canteens.
- Agriculture Victoria regulates melon, berry, leafy green, seed sprouts and egg producers are regulated by .
Safe Food Victoria supports local council and Agriculture Victoria to licence businesses.
Use the list below to find out which authority you need to be licensed with.
Business type | Authority |
| Berry grower | Agriculture Victoria |
| Egg producer | Agriculture Victoria |
| Leafy green grower | Agriculture Victoria |
| Melon grower | Agriculture Victoria |
| Seed sprout grower | Agriculture Victoria |
| Aged care facility | Local council |
| Bakery | Local council |
| Bed and breakfast | Local council |
| Before and after school care | Local council |
| Café | Local council |
| Canteen | Local council |
| Caterer (off and on-site) | Local council |
| Childcare | Local council |
| Convenience store | Local council |
| Delicatessen | Local council |
| Fast food outlet | Local council |
| Food tasting | Local council |
| Fruit and vegetable processing – frozen | Local council |
| Fruit and vegetable processing - including peeling, cutting, or combining ingredients to make fruit and vegetable salads or similar products, including washed and or sanitised and bagged leafy greens. | Local council |
| Green grocer | Local council |
| Hospital | Local council |
| Manufacturer - baked goods such as pies and cakes | Local council |
| Manufacturer - Chocolate or confectionery | Local council |
| Manufacturer - condiments, jams and chutneys | Local council |
| Manufacturer - fruit and vegetable juice | Local council |
| Manufacturer - pre-prepared salad | Local council |
| Manufacturer - spices and dried herbs | Local council |
| Manufacturer -canned fruits and vegetables | Local council |
| Manufacturer -ready meals, pre-prepared meals, soups and sauces. | Local council |
| Meals on wheels | Local council |
| Nursing home | Local council |
| Restaurant | Local council |
| Retail ice cream manufacturer - selling from the same store it was manufactured | Local council |
| Sausage sizzle fundraiser | Local council |
| Supermarket | Local council |
| Supported residential services | Local council |
| Take-away shop | Local council |
| Abattoir | Safe Food Victoria |
| Aquaculture | Safe Food Victoria |
| Dairy Carrier | Safe Food Victoria |
| Dairy distributor | Safe Food Victoria |
| Dairy farmer | Safe Food Victoria |
| Dairy manufacturer - where the majority of products manufactured are dairy foods such as yoghurt, milk or cheese | Safe Food Victoria |
| Further Meat Processing Facility - where the majority of products manufactured are meat, poultry or seafood | Safe Food Victoria |
| Game Meat Processing Facility | Safe Food Victoria |
| Ice cream manufacturer - wholesale | Safe Food Victoria |
| Inedible rendering facility | Safe Food Victoria |
| Pet Food Establishment | Safe Food Victoria |
| Pet meat processing facility | Safe Food Victoria |
| Poultry processing facility | Safe Food Victoria |
| Prime tallow processing facility | Safe Food Victoria |
| Retail butcher shop | Safe Food Victoria |
| Seafood processing facility | Safe Food Victoria |
| Seafood retailer | Safe Food Victoria |
| Wildcatch | Safe Food Victoria |
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