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We have the responsibility for a very wide range of environmental health functions. If you would like to contact us please call 0115 901 3974 or email foodsafety@gedling.gov.uk. You can also read past editions of our newsletters for more information. We are responsible for:
The inspection of a range of food businesses including nursing homes; restaurants; school kitchens; takeaway premises, grocers and mobile traders. Some premises that are normally closed during the day are inspected during the evening. During 2008-2009 officers in the Section undertook 454 local food inspections that were due for inspection. A significant number of inspections to food businesses last year involved introducing the Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) catering and retails packs to businesses. 20 SFBB inspections were undertaken and an additional 149 revisits made to local premises to check on progress. More details about SFBB can be found on our Safer Food Better Business web page. During 2009-2010 our remaining food businesses will receive SFBB inspections and revisits.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated the popular guide for new food businesses, “Starting up – Your first steps to running a catering business” and which now reflects the food hygiene regulations introduced in January 2006.
The booklet is aimed at people who are setting up a restaurant, café, or other catering business, whether they are taking over a business that already exists, or starting a new one. It includes details on registering food premises, licences that may be required, and regulations on premises, equipment, staff, transport and other areas.
It also contains a section on good food hygiene that explains the 4 Cs (Cleaning, Cooking, Chilling and Cross-contamination), personal hygiene, illness and storing food. In addition to food safety information, the booklet also gives some details on other issues that are relevant to new catering businesses, such as being self-employed, charging VAT and paying employees. It gives contact information for other organisations and Government departments that may be helpful.
The colourful new booklet is now A5-size rather than A4. Copies can be ordered from Food Standards Agency Publications by calling 0845 606 0667, or emailing them at foodstandards@ecgroup.uk.com or downloaded from the FSA website.
The FSA has produced several food hygiene publications in a number of minority languages and which are available from their website at Link
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