Food Safety
You 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.
We also investigate and pursue complaints against food
establishments and can take enforcement action.
This webpage was updated on
8/7/2008