Food Safety Policy
It is our policy to strive to ensure that food
intended for sale for human consumption, which is produced, stored,
distributed, handled or consumed within the Borough is without risk
to the health or safety of the consumer.
The purpose of this policy is to secure
efficient compliance with food safety legislation and reduce the
potential harm to health while minimising the burden on
businesses.
The policy describes the circumstances when
various enforcement actions will be taken. It has been
developed to ensure that our approach is:
- Consistent in order to
ensure that businesses are treated in the same way and that there
is a level playing field
- Proportionate to ensure that
activity is balanced between giving advice and inspection
- Targeted to focus resources
on high-risk enterprises with a lighter touch for compliant
businesses
- Accountable in order to
ensure that businesses and the public are better able to scrutinise
how we operate
- Transparent to ensure others
understand our methods of work and to illustrate how we help
business ensure compliance.
If you wish to know more information please
contact the Food Team on 01233 330581 or email envhealth@ashford.gov.uk.
You can also view our Food Safety Annual Plan.
This webpage was updated on
8/20/2009