Food Safety For Businesses
Food Safety Officers within Worcestershire Regulatory Services
aim to ensure that food and drink products sold in Wychavon are
safe to eat or drink.
We routinely inspect businesses to check that hygiene standards
are maintained and to encourage improvements. There are almost 1000
food businesses in the district, ranging from mobile burger vans to
international manufacturers. Inspections are usually unannounced
and a report is sent afterwards explaining the law or good practice
that should be followed.
We regularly take samples of food from around the district to
check that it is safe to eat.
We investigate complaints relating to food such
as:
- Food that is unfit to eat or contaminated
- Poor food hygiene at businesses handling food
- llness that may have been caused by food
Owners of food premises are required to register with
Environmental Health. For details about this please visit our
Register
of Food Premises page.
Publication of information on Food Premises inspections
Local authorities have a duty to inspect food businesses in
their areas to ensure that food hygiene standards are maintained.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 has introduced a requirement
for local authorities to provide inspection information to the
public on request.
‘Scores on doors’ is a scheme whereby the hygiene ratings of
food businesses given by inspectors are presented to the public.
The aim of the proposed ‘scores on doors’ scheme is:
- To ensure that those food businesses achieving consistently
high standards of food hygiene are publicly recognised.
- To provide consumers with a user-friendly way to access the
information they need to make informed choices about where to eat
in the area.
- To encourage food businesses where deficiencies are found to
improve their standards of food hygiene leading to greater food
safety.
Our scheme was launched on 28th January 2008. See full details
here.
If you have any queries on the scheme please contact us by email
as below or on 01905 822799.
Starting A Food Business
If you have a food business or are thinking of starting one up
visit our Starting a food business pages or if you wish to
talk to a food safety officer for advice, please call 01386 565015
during office hours.
Farm Shops
If you own a farm shop please see our information for Farm Shops from
Worcestershire Trading Standards (42.23 KB)
Useful Guidance
Further Information
All Licensing and Environmental Health Matters are now
dealt with by Worcestershire Regulatory Services.
For direct public enquiries and referrals:
General Customer Enquiries
Worcestershire Hub on: 01905-822799
(Mon—Fri 8am—8pm, Sat 9am—5pm)
Email: wrsenquiries@worcsregservices.gov.uk
Fax: 01905-617132
For Business advice or support call: 0845-3303313
Licensing: 01527-881454
Licensing Surgeries at Wychavon District Council
These are walk in sessions – where appointments are
not required.
Monday Afternoons 13:30 to 15:00 Hrs
Thursday Mornings 9:30 to 11:00 Hrs
