New Food Safety Regulations will Affect your Business

New food hygiene regulations will come into force on 1st January 2006. Details of the changes can be found at www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/hygiene/ We will be altering the content of the information on our website in the near future.”

Takeaway owner fined after rats and mice are found
Monday, 22nd August 2005

The owner of city takeaway ‘Balti Zone’, on Arkwright Street, has been fined £400 and ordered to pay £100 costs after admitting a food hygiene offence.

Environmental Health Officers inspected the premises in October last year and found it was infested with rats and mice. There was a risk that food could be contaminated by harmful bacteria such as salmonella. As the conditions found posed an imminent risk to public health, the take away was closed immediately by the Environmental Health Officers and evidence was collected to prosecute the owner.

The closure of a food premises in the city is unusual, this was the only premises closed in the whole of last year. Most premises in the city get a clean bill of health or receive a letter requiring the proprietor to make improvements. In more serious cases Improvement Notices are served that give the owner a set period of time in which to make improvements – it is an offence not to comply with such a notice. Closure and prosecution are only considered in the most serious cases.

Licensing Act 2003 Guidance

The food Safety Team have issued guidance for applicants applying for licences under the Licensing Act 2003. The purpose of the guidance is to assist applicants in complying with the requirements of the Food Safety Team. View a copy of the latest guidance. ( 104kb). The Licensing team have further guidance on the general provisions of the Licensing Act 2003, the application process and the fees. You can read the guidance here.

City takeaway owner fined
Monday, 25th April 2005

The owner of takeaway restaurant De Grill, on Alfreton Road, has been fined £2,100 and ordered to pay £1,500 costs after admitting eight food hygiene offences, six health and safety breaches and failing to comply with improvement notices issued by City Council inspectors.

An application by the City Council for a prohibition order to prevent Clifton McKenzie owning or running a food business was rejected.

Environmental health officers visited the premises - now called Island Grill - in June 2003 and found a dead fish and beetles under a freezer; a decaying lettuce and mouldy melon; accumulated grease in the cooking area; an inadequate electric system; and a slippery floor in the preparation area.

Action taken to remove illegal dye found in wide range of foods on sale in UK

Friday, 18 February 2005

The Food Standards Agency is today advising people not to eat foods that have been inadvertently contaminated with an illegal dye, Sudan I. This dye was in a batch of chilli powder used by Premier Foods to manufacture a Worcester sauce, which was then used as an ingredient in a wide range of products. View more information regarding this article.

Eggs. Latest advice from the Food Standards Agency

The Health Protection Agency and the Food Standards Agency are stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of particular strains of salmonella since 2002, many of which have been linked to Spanish eggs used in the catering trade. Caterers, consumers and importers can view the current advice about eggs.

Other Food Alerts

Food alerts are the Food Standards Agency's way of letting Local Authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food and, in some cases, provide details of specific action to be taken. View the latest food alerts from the Food Standards Agency.

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