Food safety

Our Food Safety Team offer advice to businesses and will take formal action to make sure they comply with legal requirements.

Owners of all food premises have a responsibility to comply with the Food Safety Act 1990 and other regulations such as the Food S

How to keep your food premises clean, and provide a safe and pleasant working environment

Information on food poisoning including symptoms, common causes and ways to prevent the spread of infection.

Healthy Catering Commitment, Healthy Catering Commitment Award scheme for food outlets which offer healthier food options

A list of infectious diseases which must be reported to your local authority

How to register a food business.

Information about the safer food, better business approach to food safety management for small businesses.

How to avoid accidents in food premises

A list of sources of information relating to food safety

Information for certain food businesses who will require approval from the Council before they start trading and how to apply.

Information on how the Council keeps a check on food safety in the borough

Information about food alerts which are issued by the Food Standards Agency when food products should not be sold.

How and when to make a complaint to our Food Safety team.

The food hygiene rating scheme is run in partnership with the Food Standards Agency.

Information on food standards including advice for businesses and legislation.

Guidance for food businesses about importing and exporting food.

Information about requirements of private water supplies including the need to carry out water sampling and risk assessments.

Guidance on allergens and labelling from The Food Information Regulations 2014. They apply to all businesses supplying food to the

Useful websites for food safety advice including the Foods Standards Agency, Public Health England and the Department of Health.

Food health information on outdoor and mobile catering