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Mandatory hygiene and allergy certificate for anyone handling or selling food

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openDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairsby Rebecca RoskillyOpened 14 April 2026

Background

We call on the Government to introduce a mandatory training and certificate scheme, where anyone handling and selling food must undergo training and obtain a food hygiene and allergy awareness certificate.

Additional details

Currently there is no such legal requirement for people handling and selling food and we think this should change. In 2022, the FSA estimated that there were around 2.4 million cases of food borne illness annually. We think this could be drastically reduced with mandatory food hygiene and allergy awareness training.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

RedcarAnna Turley
9
Middlesbrough and Thornaby EastAndy McDonald
6
Stockton NorthChris McDonald
3
Stockton WestMatt Vickers
2
Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLuke Myer
2
Scarborough and WhitbyAlison Hume
2
HartlepoolMr Jonathan Brash
1
Hazel GroveLisa Smart
1
Houghton and Sunderland SouthBridget Phillipson
1
Kenilworth and SouthamSir Jeremy Wright
1
Kingswinford and South StaffordshireMike Wood
1
Melksham and DevizesBrian Mathew
1
Mid BedfordshireBlake Stephenson
1
Mid BuckinghamshireGreg Smith
1
Newton AbbotMartin Wrigley
1
Rochester and StroodLauren Edwards
1
SalisburyJohn Glen
1
StockportNavendu Mishra
1
Stretford and UrmstonAndrew Western
1
Warrington NorthCharlotte Nichols
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 764284.