Food Safety

The Environmental Health (Commercial Services) Section has as one of its responsibilities the regulation of Food Safety within the district of Hart.

The Team is staffed by Environmental Health Officers and Technical Officers with administrative support, and its duties include the following:

• Enforcement of the Food Safety Act 1990 and its Regulations and Codes of Practice.
• Inspection of all food businesses
• Investigation of food complaints and complaints against food premises
• Investigation of suspected food poisoning/food poisoning outbreaks
• The microbiological sampling of food
• Inspection, seizure and detention of suspect food
• Licensing of butchers’ shops
• Registration of all food businesses
• Approval of meat/dairy product premises
• Provision of advice and assistance to food businesses, other services within the Authority and the general public
• Application of the Home Authority principle
• Training on Food Hygiene to businesses and individuals

For further information regarding food safety please use the following links,

• Food Safety Training
• Food Poisoning Information
• Registering a Food Premises
• Guidance Notes & Information
• Service Charter
• Safe2eat