Food business - food safety inspections
The Council carries out regular checks on all food premises in their area to ensure the public is protected and that high standards are maintained.
All food businesses are visited on a regular basis including caterers, retailers, manufacturers and warehouses. Frequency of visits depends on the nature of the business and condition of the premises.
Visits to premises are carried out, as far as possible, without prior notification and are priority programmed according to the degree of potential risk. This ensures that higher risk premises are visited more frequently than those in lower risk categories.
During an inspection, Officers will want to reassure themselves that potential food safety risks have been identified by the business, and that there are adequate controls in place to prevent any problems. They will also look at the training of managers and food handlers to ensure that it is suitable, and they will check that the condition of the premises and equipment is satisfactory.
Where practices or conditions are not satisfactory, every attempt will be made to resolve the situation by informal means, but where poor conditions persist, or where there is a risk to public health it may be necessary to resort to formal action. This could involve either the service of legal notice, prosecution, or in extreme cases closure of the business.
Our purpose is:
To ensure that food and drink intended for human consumption, which is produced, stored, distributed, handled or consumed within the community is without risks to the health and safety of the consumer
- To ensure that proprietors of food businesses improve their food safety management systems, comply with legislation and adopt best practice
- To investigate and resolve complaints about food that does not meet food safety requirements
The scope of the Food Safety service includes:
- Inspection and enforcement of relevant legislation in local food premises
- Licensing butchers shops
- To provide advice and guidance on food safety matters
- To investigate complaints concerning food and food premises
- To investigate cases of food poisoning and food borne illness
- To participate in local and national food sampling initiatives
- Facilitate training courses for proprietors of food businesses and food handlers
- To register a food business in South Shropshire
Should you wish to make a complaint or require any further information or advice please email us or telephone 01584 813379/3380.
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