Food Safety Enforcement Policy

It is this Council’s policy to strive to ensure that food and drink intended for sale for human consumption, which is produced, stored, distributed, handled or consumed within the district is without risk to the health or safety of the consumer.

The aim of this policy

• To ensure a consistent approach to food related enforcement within the district;
• To provide officers with guidelines to enable them to make decisions in the field, consistent with current Government advice;
• To inform the public and food businesses of the principles by which enforcement action is taken.

Food Safety Enforcement Policy|. (PDF)