Food Control - Protecting Public Health

The aims of the Environmental Heatlh department are to protect public health by the effective implementation of food safety legislation and to protect and promote the health of the public through health education, consumer awareness and participation in multi-disciplinary health promotion initiatives. In working to achieve these aims the following roles are undertaken:

• Planned inspections of all food businesses within the Council area
• Sampling of food products for microbiological examination and compositional analysis
• Investigation of consumer complaints relating to unsatisfactory food or food premises
• Provide advice to new food businesses opening in the area

The department operates according to the Food Safety Enforcement Policy, details of which are available in the files below. To download these, right click on your mouse and select "Save target as".