Your table. Your way of hosting.
You do not need to be a professional chef. The rules depend on how regularly you host and how your activity is organised.
Hosting occasionally
Occasional, small-scale home dining may be treated differently from a regular food business. Frequency, scale and organisation matter. Your chosen status does not itself create an exemption.
Hosting professionally or regularly
Check business registration and any food-handling declaration required for your activity. Follow the hygiene and allergen rules that apply to you.
Three useful starting points
Register or update your activity
For a professional activity, create or update your business.
Check the food rules and declaration route for your activity.
Read section 6.1.3.4 on occasional, small-scale activity.