Food Safety Inspections
The Food and Safety Team carries out regular checks on all food
premises in the District to ensure the public is protected and that
high standards are maintained.
Visits to premises are carried out, as far as possible, without
prior notification and are priority programmed according to the
degree of potential risk. This ensures that higher risk premises
are visited more frequently than those in lower risk
categories.
During an inspection:
- Officers will want to reassure themselves that potential food
safety risks have been identified by the business, and that there
are adequate controls in place to prevent any problems.
- They will also look at the training of managers and food
handlers to ensure that it is suitable, and they will check that
the condition of the premises and equipment is satisfactory.
Where practices or conditions are not satisfactory, every attempt
will be made to resolve the situation by informal means, but where
poor conditions persist, or where there is a risk to public health
it may be necessary to resort to formal action. This could involve
either the service of legal notice, prosecution, or in extreme
cases closure of the business.
Unannounced inspections are routinely carried out by Environmental
Health Inspectors as part of an annual risk based inspection
programme. All inspections are carried out in accordance with
The Food Standards Agency Code of
Practice.
Inspection frequency is determined in accordance with the national
risk rating scheme defined in the code of practice. This
establishes the risk by reference to the potential hazard,
compliance and confidence in the management controls.
Minimum frequencies are detailed as follows:
A - 6 months
B - 12 months
C - 18 months
D - 2 years or alternative enforcement strategy
E - Alternative enforcement strategies
All authorities aim to carry out 100% of inspections within their
work programmes.
Food Safety Enforcement
Policies
View the Food
Safety Enforcement and Prosecution Policy for Wyre Forest District
Council 
(229K)
View the Environmental Health Enforcement Policy for Bromsgrove
District Council
View the Environmental Health Enforcement Policy for Malvern Hills
District Council
View the Environmental Health Enforcement Policy for Redditch
Borough Council
View the Food Safety Enforcement and Prosecution Policy for
Worcester City Council
View the Environmental Services Enforcement Policy for Wychavon
District Council
Leaflets
Download the
Enforcement Policy Leaflet (53K)