Food Safety

Aim: "To ensure high standards of food hygiene and safety in the Borough, and to help prevent food poisoning."

The Commercial Services Team has a key responsibility for safeguarding the safety of food produced or sold in the Borough and for enforcing the legislation governing food hygiene.

Food Safety Work includes:

• Registering of food premises
  
• Inspecting and auditing of some 1500 food premises
  
• Auditing of outdoor events
  
• Investigating complaints about food safety and food premises
  
• Advising food businesses and the public on food safety matters
  
• Sampling various food products for bacterial quality
  
• Producing guidance manuals, advice leaflets, etc.

•   Food Services Plan 2007-08 (pdf 106KB)