Safety and hygiene: Wales

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• Food hygiene ratings in Wales

  Sunday 5 June 2011

  All 22 Welsh local authorities have implemented the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme and are displaying ratings for businesses in their area.

• Post-Chernobyl Monitoring and Controls: Wales

  Monday 10 April 2006

  Following the Chernobyl accident in 1986, restrictions under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 were placed on the movement, sale and supply of sheep in areas of the United Kingdom where contamination levels in sheep meat could potentially cause a risk to public health.

• Review of official controls delivery

  Thursday 19 January 2012

  The Food Standards Agency reviewed how local authorities and port health authorities carry out activities to monitor and secure business compliance with food law. These activities are collectively known as 'official controls'.

• Shellfish monitoring: Wales

  Wednesday 9 April 2003

  For weekly shellfish monitoring results and information about Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning in Wales.

• UK Food Surveillance system

  Wednesday 31 August 2011

  The UK Food Surveillance system (UKFSS) is a national database for central storage of analytical results from feed and food samples taken by enforcement authorities (local authorities and port health authorities) as part of their official controls.

• Working with schools in Wales

  Friday 30 December 2011

  The Food Standards Agency in Wales is committed to developing its programme of work with schools within the Principality. It is actively engaged with primary and secondary schools to educate children on the importance of food safety.