Scope of the Food Service. The Service is provided by Council employees employed on permanent contracts. Where officers work less than the full working week, (e.g. part time workers) this is still undertaken on a permanent contract. The employed officers shown in the table above are responsible for category A and most category B inspections and all residential and nursing homes. Contractors have previously been utilised to undertake a variety of inspections excluding category A. Following the austerity measures introduced by the Council a working method is currently being determined to reduce use of contractors. This is detailed in Section 4. In selected cases officers are used to undertake some health and safety work. This is being extended to ensure more detailed health and safety inspections are undertaken in food premises. In premises such as hotels and care homes a separate health and safety inspection is made by a dedicated Health and Safety Inspector. There is no delivery of food hygiene training directly but food businesses are issued, upon request, a list of training providers within Essex. Tendring District Council are nominated by the Essex Food Group to review the training providers list annually. Food complaints are dealt with in accordance with the service operating procedures and where appropriate combined with a food inspection.
Scope of the Food Service. Scope The Food Safety team undertakes the following activities to improve the safety of food manufactured, prepared and supplied within the borough of Bromley, control food borne communicable diseases and prevent food fraud via: Food hygiene and Food standards inspections Responding to food safety incidents Issuing approvals for premises under product specific hygiene regulations, Food sampling The investigation of complaints relating to food premises within the borough The investigation of complaints about food produced or purchased within the borough To act as the Proper Officer for notifiable communicable diseases. The investigation of notifiable food borne infections to determine the source of infection and prevent further spread The investigation of premises within the borough where there are possible links to food poisoning Provision of advice and support to existing and prospective food businesses within the borough on all issues relating to food hygiene and food standards via our website Publicity relating to food safety Consumer food advice via our website. Other services provided alongside the food service: Health and safety “hazard spotting” is carried out in food premises where the local authority is the enforcing authority and where significant health and safety matters are noted. This is in line with the Health and Safety Executives (HSE) National Local Authority Enforcement Code. Advice about infection control procedures is given during visits to child day care settings. Responding to Freedom of Information requests. Information sharing with Government departments on requests, e.g. Food Standards Agency, HMRC and UK Boarder Agency Information sharing with utility companies on request.
Scope of the Food Service. Wolverhampton Council’s Food Service undertakes: - • Programmed inspections of premises for food hygiene purposes • Programmed inspections of premises for food standards purposes • Development and maintenance of an ‘alternative enforcement strategy’ for food businesses for both food hygiene and standards • Response to food complaints • Response to nuisance complaints and related issues in connection with food Businesses • Response to food alerts, warnings and other food incidents • Response to, and determination of, licence applications in relation to food businesses. • Programmed sampling of foods handled within Wolverhampton to determine micro- biological standards • Programmed sampling of foods handled within Wolverhampton to determine compositional standards • Provision of advice to businesses and the public • Provision of education for businesses and the public • Promotion of food related health matters • Commitment of resources to the LACORS Home Authority Principle • Response to cases and outbreaks of actual and suspected food related infectious disease. • Provision of advice and assistance to other local authorities and enforcement bodies • Development and implementation of the new Smokefree legislation. The Food and Environmental Safety Service is also responsible for discharging the authority’s functions in relation to health and safety at work, environmental protection,licensing issues and nuisance arising from waste, drainage and noise from commercial premises. Feedingstuffs enforcement is also delivered as part of a comprehensive Trading Standards Service delivered via inspections, sampling and investigation of complaints.
