Food hygiene and food standards inspections – Food safety inspections – Newham Council

Food hygiene and food standards inspections – Food safety inspections – Newham Council
Food safety inspections
Food hygiene and food standards inspections
We will inspect your business at times to make sure the food is safe to eat, and that it is
labelled and packaged correctly
We will inspect without notice, unless you run your business from home.
By law, if you run a food business you must have a plan for managing food safety, and you must base that plan on the principles of
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
The
Food Standards Agency's (FSA) Safer Food, Better Business
is a good example of a system for managing food safety based on the HACCP principles. It is suitable for many types of business.
What happens when we inspect your food business
When we inspect, we will investigate:
Your buildings, their layout and structure
Your methods and management
General hygiene
Cross-contamination (transfer of bacteria from one food item to another)
Temperature control
The type of food you serve and how you make it
Any special cooking methods
Whether you describe the food properly, including any allergens (ingredients which could cause allergic reactions such as nuts).
And there will also be checks to see that your staff are properly trained and that you keep proper records for your business.
Food Safety Team
East Ham Town Hall
328 Barking Road
East Ham
London
E6 2RT
Telephone:
020 3373 7709