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Food production - hygiene

This Council has the following standards in relation to Food and Animal Health and Agriculture:

We aim to ensure that:

• food Businesses are Registered.
• butchers are licensed.
• food is correctly labelled and described and meets quality standards.
• manufacturers and retailers of food are regularly inspected.
• restaurants and other food premises meet strict hygiene standards.
• food is safe to eat.

We aim to ensure that:

• disease controls are complied with.
• farm animal welfare standards are met.
• animal feed and fertilisers are of a satisfactory quality and safe for use.
• contingency plans for Foot and Mouth, rabies, anthrax and other diseases are in place.

Further information can be obtained from the following websites. Alternatively, contact our Trading Standards Officers.

• Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Trading Standards Central
• HM Customs and Excise
• Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)