FSA successfully prosecutes abattoir for serious breaches of food safety
An abattoir in Greater Manchester has been ordered to pay substantial fines after being convicted of eleven food safety charges.
FSA welcomes custodial sentence in food crime case
Three men have been sentenced after successful prosecutions by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following a North Wales Police investigation into £300,000 chicken theft and fraud in North Wales.
Record number of food businesses achieving top hygiene ratings across Wales as mandatory display turns 10
Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing Lynne Neagle, and Chair of the Food Standards Agency, Professor Susan Jebb, welcome the significant improvement in hygiene ratings for Welsh food businesses on the 10th anniversary of mandatory display of food hygiene ratings.
FSA endorses new Trading Standards Practitioner apprenticeship scheme
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has taken major steps to endorse a new route to qualification for those wanting to embark on or further their career in food standards and trading standards.
FSA launches consultation on additional NFCU investigatory powers
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today launched a consultation seeking views from the public, public health professionals and food sector partners on the proposed enhancement of the investigatory powers of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).
FSA welcomes sentencing of man for supplying lethal weight loss substance DNP
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) welcomes the sentencing of a man who unlawfully sold DNP for human consumption.
Cutting plant in Bristol ordered to pay more than £60,000 for hygiene failings
Elite Poultry Ltd pleaded guilty to failing to apply ID marks, breaching temperature requirements and re-using cardboard boxes for the storage of meat.
Business guidance
How to appeal against a decision made by a local authority
If you do not agree with a decision that a local authority inspector has made when inspecting your business, you can appeal against it in many ways.
Vineyard registration
How to register a vineyard in the UK and details of vineyard categorisation.
Importing drinks
Guidance on licensing, labelling, packaging, chemical safety when importing drinks.
Wine regulation
Guidance on how the FSA enforces wine regulations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Other
The Carib Bayou restaurant
The Carib Bayou restaurant was opened in 2011 by the food business operator (FBO), Mr Serge Truscott, and his wife Henrietta. The restaurant specialises in fine Caribbean cuisine and can accommodate 75 covers when full.
Papa's pizza and burgers: assessment
Making your assessment based on the available information
Papa's Pizza and Burgers
Papa’s Pizza and Burgers is a mobile pizza and burger van operated by Mr Luigi Benito of 34 Hampton Street, Fulchester.
Old Forge: assessment
Making your assessment based on the available information
The Old Forge Guesthouse
The Old Forge Guesthouse is a recently opened two-bedroomed Bed and Breakfast run by Cheryl and Chad Miller. The building was formerly an industrial unit which Chad has spent the last two years renovating to a very high standard. He and Cheryl now live in part of the building and accommodate a maximum of four guests per night in one double and one twin room both with en-suite bathrooms
The assessment
Making your assessment based on the available information
The inspection: discussions with staff
Review of the discussions had with staff at the Carib Bayou restaurant
The inspection: observations
Report of the inspection day and what was observed
FHRS consistency exercises
These exercises, originally presented to local authorities as a national consistency exercise, are based around food business inspection scenarios. They can be used as a team exercise or by individuals to work through and give the businesses a food hygiene rating. They may be especially useful for student and newly qualified officers, or those returning to food safety and hygiene enforcement.
Consumer guidance
Hepatitis E virus
What Hepatitis E is, the ways it can spread and advice on how to avoid it when cooking pork.
About us
Feed and food official laboratories
Details of feed and food official laboratories (OLs) in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) that are designated to undertake sample analysis work.
Local authorities
We work closely with local authorities in the UK to help ensure food stays safe and honest. We have agreements and protocols in place to support local authorities in their work and give guidance to explain the regulations and how they can be applied to food businesses.
Handling disclosures
Information on reporting suspected wrongdoing and how whistleblowers are protected when submitting a disclosure.
Our work
Local Authority Audit in England
Auditing Local Authority Official Feed and Food Control Delivery in England.