East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire Council is a Scottish Unitary Local Authority and therefore has responsibility for enforcing food hygiene, food standards and feeding stuffs law within the Council’s area.

Approximately 600 businesses in the Authority’s area are subject to food law enforcement. There are also one approved and 26 registered establishments under feeding stuffs legislation.

The Authority has a Food Service Plan covering food hygiene, food standards and feeding stuffs law enforcement that generally meets the requirements of the Service Planning Guidance in the Framework Agreement.

The Authority has authorised Officers to enforce food and feeding stuffs law, and qualification records for food law enforcement Officers demonstrate that Officers are appropriately qualified and are receiving continuing professional development training in accordance with the Code of Practice.

From those records checked, food hygiene and food standards premises inspections are being conducted at the minimum frequencies required by the Code of Practice.

Inspection forms have been completed which give a comprehensive record of the inspections carried out.

Sampling policies, procedures and programmes for food and feeding stuffs have been developed and are being implemented. Adverse sample results are generally followed-up appropriately.

Officers use a range of informal and formal enforcement options to secure compliance, including letters and hygiene improvement notices.

The performance of the food law enforcement service is generally being monitored in accordance with required standards.