Blackpool Council - Food Hygiene - Service Information

Food Hygiene

We believe that all residents and visitors to Blackpool, as well as all business proprietors are entitled to a high quality, responsive and efficient food safety enforcement service.

This service is provided through our Food Control Team, which comprises well-trained and qualified Environmental Health Officers, Trading Standards Officers and technically qualified support staff. Regular visits are made to all food businesses to check on both the premises and the methods of operation.

These are usually made without any prior warning. However, we prefer to concentrate on preventing breaches of the law and advising food businesses on the standards expected. Where food businesses significantly or regularly fail to meet the standards required, enforcement action ranging from issue of Hygiene Improvement Notices to prosecution or even closure may be taken.

We are pleased to provide help, advice or information on all aspects of food hygiene, food standards, the construction of food premises or the management and standards of operation which are required to provide safe, wholesome, nutritional food. Toolkits have been developed to enable every food business in town to have their own tailor-made food safety management system.

The proper training of food handlers is of vital importance to any food business. Advice is always available on this topic and a list of appropriate courses and educational establishments is readily available.

More information can be found by clicking on the following links:

Food Standards Agency (FSA)
http://www.food.gov.uk/

The European Food Safety Authority
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_home.htm

Health Protection Agency
http://www.hpa.org.uk/

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) -
http://www.cieh.org/

LACORS
http://www.lacors.gov.uk

The Food Standards Agency is planning to introduce a national scheme so that consumers across the UK can obtain information on businesses in their areas. You can read the latest updates on the scheme at the links below.

http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/hyg/scoresonthedoors/

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FY1 1NF

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Contact Details

Quality Standards Division
125 Albert Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY1 4PW

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Tel: 01253 478327
Fax: 01253 478324

We are open Monday to Thursday 9.00am-5.00pm Friday 9.00am-4.30pm