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Food Safety

SandwichYou take it for granted when you eat out, buy food in the shops or restaurants that the food you enjoy will not do you any harm. Have you ever given a thought as to why you can be so confident? 

 

The task of ensuring restaurants, cafes, caterers and takeaways serve only food prepared under the best possible hygienic conditions falls to our environmental health team, which is responsible for enforcement of the Food Safety Act 1990 and associated legislation.

 

The team is responsible for registering and inspecting all food preparation premises and assessing them for hygiene and food safety standards. A big part of our job is educating and encouraging businesses to follow best practice. As well as hygiene training we run initiatives such as Safer Food Better Business and the Clean Food Award which are aimed at instilling high standards. The team also run the Scores on the Doors scheme which allows consumers to find out about the food hygiene standards of local food businesses.

Further Information

Food PreparationFurther information on food safety is available on our webpages:

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Contact Us

Please contact us if you wish to know more about food safety:

  • Email: envhealth@ashford.gov.uk
  • Telephone: 01233 330581
  • Fax: 01233 330469
  • Post: Environmental Services, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford  TN23 1PL

This webpage was updated on 1/26/2012

 

Ashford Borough Council, Civic Centre
Tannery Lane, Ashford TN23 1PL
Telephone: 01233 331111
Email: customer.care@ashford.gov.uk or view our contact us page.
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