Food safety

Part of our role is to ensure that all of the food businesses in Aylesbury Vale meet the highest possible standards of food hygiene. Every registered premises within the district is inspected on a regular basis to ensure that standards are being maintained and legislation complied with. On average, each year we receive and investigate over 120 complaints relating to food safety.

We also run the Food Safety Club for the benefit of all local businesses which have any connection with food. Members display the club logo on their premises to demonstrate their commitment to providing safe food.

Food Legislation is enforced by both our Environmental Health and the county council’s Trading Standards Department. We do the following:

Carry out routine food hygiene inspections of food businesses to ensure compliance with the law

• Investigate complaints of unsafe food and unhygienic premises
• Investigate cases of food related illness and outbreaks of food poisoning
• Give advice to local businesses to help them comply with legal requirements
• Provide food hygiene information to members of the public

Trading Standards deal with the following food safety issues:

• Labelling
• Composition of food
• Quality and nature of food

They can be contacted on 08454 040506 or by following the link below to their website.