Overview

Sausage sizzle

The Council aims to promote food safety and environmental health in Wellington.

Find out below what you need to do if you want to give food away, complain about a food premises or sell food at a sausage sizzle. If you sell food in any other way, see:

Food Sellers - Introduction

Complaints & Inspections

The Council's Environmental Health Officers annually inspect all premises that prepare, package and store food for sale.

Officers also investigate environmental complaints, ranging from chimney smoke to rodents.

Make a Complaint

To complain about the hygiene of a food premises or unsafe food handling by its staff, contact the Council's Environmental Health team:

Council Contact Centre

For other complaints about food containing foreign objects or food past its use-by-date, contact:

Regional Public Health
Health Protection Officer

Make & Give Food Away

This also includes food as part of a promotion. Discuss your plan with an Environmental Health Officer who can advise you about any food safety requirements.

For food-handling guidelines, check:

Food Sellers - Resources

Sausage Sizzles

Sausage sizzles are a popular fundraiser. To get started, contact the Council to get written approval.

For more information, read the Sausage Sizzle Guidelines. The guidelines explain the Council's food safety rules for organisers and volunteers to follow.

Sausage Sizzle Guidelines (49Kb PDF)

If you want to run more than two sizzles a year, then you need to apply for a Certificate of Registration:

Food Sellers - Certificate of Registration

Related Links

• Seafood Gatherers - FoodSmart website
• Service Centres
• Trading in Public Places

Department Details:
Public Health (Building Consents & Licensing Services)