Can you sell backyard eggs in Lebanon?

Do you need a license?

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Common questions

Can I sell eggs from my backyard chickens in Lebanon, and do I need a license?

Lebanon's Food Safety Law sets hygiene duties for farmers who display food for direct sale and requires licences where laws or regulations do; a ministry decision on registering poultry farms is listed but was not read. Small-flock line: not established for small egg sellers. The conditions, and the law they come from, are on this page.

Can I sell eggs at a farmers market in Lebanon?

Not stated in the sources we read. No market-specific rule was found in the articles read.

Can I reuse egg cartons in Lebanon?

The sources we read do not say; ask the Ministry of Agriculture (وزارة الزراعة) before reusing cartons for eggs you sell.

What has to be on the carton label in Lebanon?

In short: Not established for eggs: the law defines a label as any sticker, mark, picture or other information on food containers (Art. 2); no egg-labelling rule was read.

Do eggs I sell in Lebanon have to be kept cold?

In short: No storage temperature for shell eggs was found in the articles read. Farmers displaying food for direct sale must follow general safety and hygiene conditions (Art. 12).

• Food Safety Law No. 35 of 24 November 2015, Arts 1, 2, 7, 8 and 12 (Ministry of Agriculture portal copy; later amendments not checked) · قانون سلامة الغذاء (Food Safety Law No. 35 of 2015)
• Ministry of Agriculture (وزارة الزراعة) · Food-safety legislation portal (المنصة الالكترونية لتشريعات ومعايير سلامة الغذاء)

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