# Community bake offs back on, confirms FSA

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/09/06/community-bake-offs-back-on-confirms-fsa/
- Published: 2013-09-06T09:56:33+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has confirmed that there is no ban on charity 
supporters or groups baking cakes or making jam and selling them at a school fete
or charity event.**

It has ruled that community cake and bake sales are not covered by EU food hygiene
laws. These included requiring cooks to hold food hygiene certificates. Concerns
about these obligations had [put some charity supporters off baking and selling cakes](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2385155/Charity-cakes-given-clear-Homemade-bakers-told-sell-wares-falling-foul-elf-n-safety.html)
and jam at fundraising events.

The FSA advises that “Homemade cakes should be safe to eat, as long as the people
who make them follow good food hygiene advice and the cakes are stored and transported
safely.” It gives some [advice on how to prepare, store and transport](http://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/guidancenotes/hyg./Uk-Fundraising-logo-web-1.jpg/charity-community-groups/homemade-cakes)
such produce safely. It lists [other advice for volunteers and community groups](http://www.food.gov.uk/business-industry/guidancenotes/hyg./Uk-Fundraising-logo-web-1.jpg/charity-community-groups).

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Charities can now have their cakes and income from them.

## More fundraising bakes

 * **[Great British Bake Off inspires millions to fundraise with charity bake sales](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/08/05/great-british-bake-off-inspires-millions-to-fundraise-with-charity-bake-sales/)(
   5 August 2015)
 * **[Anfield bakery on a roll following charity investment](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/03/19/anfield-bakery-on-a-roll-following-charity-investment/)(
   19 March 2019)
 * **[Bakery launches social desserts with pie charts bake](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/04/11/bakery-launches-social-desserts-pie-charts-bite/)(
   11 April 2016)**