Food Safety
One important area that Trading Standards are involved with
is the safety of food. The law requires that food supplied to
consumers must:
- Not be harmful to health.
- Be of the nature, substance and
quality expected by the consumer.
- Not be falsely described.
This is true whether you are importing food, manufacturing it
yourself or simply selling it to customers.
There are many laws relating to food safety. Foods like sausages
and jam are controlled by specific legislation. Some products like
bread must comply with food law, but also have to comply with
weights & measures law as well.
And what about allergies and genetically modified foods as well
as recalling a food that doesn't comply with the law?
Further Information
If you have a complaint about food you have seen or
purchased, please contact Consumer Direct on 08454
040506 (open for telephone calls: Mon to Fri: 8am-6.30pm,
Sat: 9am-1pm excluding Bank/Public Holidays) or visit their
website:
If your complaint involves a food hygiene issue (for example,
food poisoning, foreign bodies in food or dirty premises) these are
dealt with by Environmental Health Officers in the district
councils (see
Environmental Health details link
below) but we can take your details and pass them on for
you.
Please contact our Business Advice line on 0845 330
3313 (open for telephone calls Mon to Fri: 9am-4.30pm,
excluding Bank/Public holidays) or e-mail: businesstss@worcestershire.gov.uk
We understand how difficult it can be understand the law in
these areas, so we've tried to make it easier by breaking down the
subject into related areas.
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| Caterers:
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| Farmers markets & farm shops:
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| Food allergy:
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| Food recalls:
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| For consumers:
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| General labelling:
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| Genetically Modified (GM) foods:
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| Greengrocers and fishmongers:
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| Home Authority Principle:
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| Organic:
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| Restaurants, pubs &
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This page was last reviewed 20 October 2011 at 12:58.
The page is next due for review 17 April 2013.