South Derbyshire District Council - Food safety inspections

We carry out regular checks on all food premises to ensure the public is protected and that high standards are maintained.

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.

Standard: For urgent food complaints, food poisoning and infectious disease complaints, we will respond within one working day.

Standard: We will respond to routine complaints within five working days.

DVD Guide for Butchers launched

The FSA has produced a DVD for those working in butchers shops to encourage them to think about the type of food safety risks they face in their business and how they should control them. It features three butchers talking about the steps they have taken to reduce food safety risks. http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2011/aug/butchers

Contact details

South Derbyshire District Council
Environmental Health
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

Tel: 01283 228780
Online: contact form
email: environmental.health@south-derbys.gov.uk

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Good hygiene is good for business

The Food Standards Agency is launching a UK-wide campaign today, to raise awareness among food businesses about the Agency tools available to help businesses comply with food hygiene law.

http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2010/jan/goodbusiness

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