KEY OBJECTIVE

• To reduce the risk to consumers by striving to ensure that all food produced, imported or sold within the Borough is fit for human consumption; is of genuine quality and composition, correctly labelled and free from contamination.

There are 771 registered food premises in the Borough, including 471 restaurants/caterers and 39 manufacturers/processors.  Some of the main factories produce meat poultry and bread products that are consumed locally, sold in other European Member States and also sent to Third Countries.

Every year, we produce a Food Service Plan setting out our Food Service Delivery priorities for the coming twelve months.

FOOD PREMISES REGISTRATION

Food premises registration advice  and registration form

GUIDANCE FOF FOOD BUSINESSES

Application process for the approval of establishments in accordance with Regulations EC Nos 852/2004, 853/2004, 854/2004 and 882/2004 

Food Hygiene training

Advice on starting up a food business

Your first steps to running a catering business

Guide for mobile caterers

Labelling and Composition

FAQs

GUIDANCE FOR CONSUMERS

Food Hygiene advice

Food Safety in the Home

FOOD POLICIES

Food safety enforcement policy

Food standards enforcement policy

Policy on announced and unannounced inspections

Contact for information:

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Other web sites:

Trading Standards - www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

Food Safety Promotion Board - www.safefood.eu

Department of Health - www.dh.gov.uk