Food Safety enforcement policy
It is the Council's policy to ensure that all food and drink
intended for sale for human consumption which is produced, stored,
distributed or consumed within the Borough is without risk to the
health or safety of the consumer.
The purpose of this policy is to secure efficient compliance
with food safety legislation and reduce the potential harm to
health while minimising the burden on businesses.
The Council has signed up to the Enforcement Concordat, will
work with food businesses to give advice and information and will
liaise with relevant external organisations as necessary when
implementing this policy.
The policy describes the circumstances when various enforcement
actions will be taken.
The Council has a publicised complaints procedure, further
details of which are available on this website.
This policy is based on the following five guiding
principles:-
Consistency: to ensure that similar issues are dealt with in the
same way
Proportionality: to ensure that the action taken relates
directly to the actual or potential risk to health
Targeting: to ensure that resources are targeted where
activities give rise to the most serious health risks
Transparency: to ensure that people easily understand the action
expected of them and that clear distinctions are made between legal
requirements and guidance
Accountability: inspectors are accountable to citizens,
Parliament and the Council for their actions and the Council has an
effective mechanism for dealing with complaints and comments.
A full copy of the Food Safety Enforcement Policy can be
downloaded below.