Food hygiene, safety and standards

The Council's Environmental Health Department is responsible for ensuring that food sold in the Royal Borough is safe, clean and fit to eat. All premises which prepare, produce, cook or sell food must comply with strict hygiene standards. All food businesses are required to register with the Council by law. For more information see The Council's responsibilities.

Business information

• A - Z of food safety
• Food business inspections
• Food safety legislation
• Licensing
• The law and you
• Thinking of eating out?
• Managing a food business
• Safer food better business (SFBB) [PDF file] (file size 442Kb)
• Safer food better business (SFBB) guidance notes for small catering businesses [PDF file] (file size 637 Kb)

Consumer information

• food complaints
• how safe is your food?
• Performance Monitoring Digest
• Thinking of eating out?
• test your food safety knowledge
• healthy living
• Foot and Mouth – declaration of a restricted zone
• Bluetongue: latest situation - updates from Defra

Food safety publications in other languages

Some food safety publications are available in languages other than English from the Food Standards Agency

Food service plan

• Food service plan - 2008 to 2009 [PDF file] (file size 223Kb)

Food hygiene and workplace safety training

• Food hygiene and workplace safety training
• Food Hygiene training requirements

Food Standards Agency (FSA) – food alerts

Food Alerts are the FSA’s way of letting local authorities know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, provide details of specific action to be taken.

Recent food alerts for action:

• 22 May 2009 - Sudan I contamination of Alif Foods ‘Mix Bisar’ spice mix

The latest ‘Food Alerts for Information’ issued by the Food Standard Agency are available on the: Food Standards Agency website - Food alerts for information

If you have any queries regarding these warnings contact: Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH. Tel: 020 7276 8448. Fax: 020 7276 8446

Food safety quiz

• test your food safety knowledge

Childcare and nurseries food safety advice

• childminders and nurseries food safety advice

Pest control

• enroll on a pest awareness course

Other websites

• list of useful websites
• HSE – building and plant maintenance

Related Information

• Accidents and Injuries: Food Premises
• Cleaning and waste management
• Common definitions used in food safety and food hygiene
• Common food safety failures of managers
• Council responsibilities for food hygiene, safety and standards
• Eggs
• Festivals - Food Safety Tips
• The law and you. Food Hygiene Standards for businesses
• Fish and shellfish food hygiene
• Food handlers - fitness to work
• Food poisoning allegations and investigations
• Food poisoning symptoms and causes
• Food premises workplace safety
• Food safety and your baby
• Food Safety at street parties
• Food safety enquiry form
• Food safety on holiday
• Halaal Food - Muslim Food Board
• Food storage and temperature chart
• Fridge and freezer care
• Freezer and refrigerator breakdowns
• Handling raw meat
• Handwashing for food safety
• Hazard analysis flow chart
• Ice
• Infectious diseases and food poisoning
• Information about food allergies
• Is your menu really safe?
• Menus and food labels
• Microwave ovens
• Moulds on food
• Packed lunches
• Pest control
• Poultry - chicken and turkey
• Rice
• Starting a food business
• Summary of common food poisoning causes
• Bacterial sampling of food and work surfaces
• Contamination of Mutti S.P.A. Brand Sugo Piu Al Perperoncino Sauce 290g with Sudan 1 Dye
• Contamination of various meat preparations with Sudan 1 Dye produced by Khan Quality Foods
• Dona kebab production and sale
• Food business inspections - your questions
• Food Festivals Diwali
• Food Festivals Diwali
• Food labelling - legal requirements and definitions
• Food Premises Information Sheet
• Food safety for child care providers and nurseries
• Food service plan 2008-2009
• Food temperature Records
• Genetically Modified Foods - advice for caterers
• HACCP: Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
• Performance Monitoring Digest
• Performance Monitoring Digest 1 April - 30 June 2003
• Reheating Temperature Record
• Sandwiches and filled rolls
• Scores on the doors - consumers' leaflet

Environmental Services

• Our Environment Strategy
• Air Quality
• Animal Warden Service
• Cemeteries
• Clinical Waste
• Commercial Waste
• Ecology
• Fault Reports
• Food Hygiene and Standards
• Health and Safety
• Highways and Construction
• Highways Enforcement
• Housing Conditions and Grants
• Land Quality
• Leisure and Parks
• Licensing
• Noise
• Notting Hill Carnival
• Parking
• Pest Control
• Public Toilets
• Recycling, rubbish and litter
• Street Trading
• Street Works
• Trading Standards
• Traffic Management
• Training for Food, Health and Safety
• Useful Links
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