Contacts, approvals, registration and additional sources of wild game information

General

If further clarification is required or you have any queries regarding the food hygiene legal requirements which apply to wild game and wild game meat, please contact our Meat Hygiene Policy team - wildgameguidance@food.gov.uk 

Approval

To seek approval for an AGHE please contact the approvals team at FSA using the following email address: 

• England and Wales - approvals@food.gov.uk
• Northern Ireland - nioperationalpolicy@food.gov.uk

For more information on the approval process, see our Applying for approval of a meat or food establishment by the FSA page.

Registration

If you supply wild game and wild game meat into the food chain and you do not fall within the relevant exemptions you will need to register as a food business with your LA. To find out whether these exemptions apply to you or not and to register as a food business, you will need to contact your LA. For contact details for your LA, please visit our website at contact your Local Authority.

Additional sources of wild game information

There are a number of sources of information for wild game, as well as organisations that can provide advice and guidance on a range of topics including deer, firearms and pest control.

Annex B has a list of useful sources, however, as this is not an exhaustive list, we recommend that individuals seeking such advice should undertake their own research.