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North Macedonia: for restaurants and takeaways

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In North Macedonia the app follows the Law on Food Safety (Закон за безбедност на храната, Official Gazette 157/2010, as amended), which follows the EU's food hygiene rules. The Food and Veterinary Agency (AHV) inspects, and every food business runs a food safety system based on HACCP.

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North Macedonia: food hygiene rules

Inspection body
Food and Veterinary Agency (Агенција за храна и ветеринарство, AHV)
Public rating
No
Languages in the app
English

Your inspection

The Food and Veterinary Agency (Агенција за храна и ветеринарство, AHV) inspects food businesses.

After a visit the inspector writes a report and tells you what to put right and by when. The inspector can fine the business, take unsafe food off the market and, if health is at risk, close the premises.

Hygiene rating

North Macedonia has no public hygiene rating, sticker or score, and nothing has to be displayed. Chef Hygiene shows no rating card for North Macedonia.

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

Temperatures

  • Official guidanceWe found no temperature numbers for a restaurant in North Macedonia's food law.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultChilled food: Chef Hygiene checks 4°C or colder. Frozen food: −18°C or colder.
  • Official guidanceCooking: core 75°C, or 70°C for 2 minutes. Good practice, not law.
  • Official guidanceHot holding: 63°C or hotter. Good practice, not law.
  • Official guidanceCooling: to 10°C or colder within about 2 hours, then into the fridge. Good practice, not law.
  • Official guidanceReheating: core 75°C. Good practice, not law.

Staff, training and health

  • Chef Hygiene defaultFood handlers should be trained in food hygiene for their work. Chef Hygiene keeps each person's certificate and a training log.
  • Official guidanceAsk your inspector which health checks your staff need (such as the sanitary book, санитарна книшка). We could not confirm the rules.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultStaff who are ill with something that can pass through food stay away from food work. Chef Hygiene asks staff to tell the manager.

Allergens

  • Official guidanceWe advise giving customers information on the 14 allergens (the same list as the EU), in writing: on a poster, a board or the menu. We could not confirm the rule for food that is not pre-packed.

Fire safety checks

  • Official guidanceThe fire brigade is 193, or 112. Ambulance 194, police 192.
  • Official guidanceGas work only by a qualified gas engineer.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultExtinguishers, fire alarm and electrics: Chef Hygiene suggests dates you can change. No exact interval for North Macedonia was confirmed.

Records

  • LawA food safety system based on HACCP is the law (the Law on Food Safety follows the EU's hygiene rules).
  • LawBefore opening: register the business with the Central Registry (CRM) and the food business with the Food and Veterinary Agency.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultChef Hygiene asks for fridge checks twice a day and keeps every record in one place for the inspector.

Official sources

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Check with your local authority.

North Macedonia: the Chef Hygiene app

The app loads these rules for your kitchen, checks your records against them and keeps proof for the inspector.

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