The aim of the Food Safety Section is to protect the health of people living in, working in, or visiting the City of Derby, by ensuring the safety of food produced and sold from the food premises operating in the City of Derby.  This is achieved by visiting these premises to ensure that food businesses and workers comply with current Food Safety legislation.  In addition, the Food Safety Section has the responsibility for ensuring food businesses comply with health and safety legislation. Advice and assistance is also given to food businesses and members of the public to promote the production and sale of food which is safe to eat and to help them to address key issues relating to food production, service and consumption which may affect their own health or the health of their customers.

Key Activities

• Inspection of food premises to ensure compliance with current legal requirements
• The investigation of food and health & safety complaints including accidents, and non compliance with the relevant legislation, involving commercial food businesses and food produced and sold within the City of Derby
• Liaison with other enforcement officers and external statutory and advisory bodies such as the Food Standards Agency, LACORS etc
• Inspection and sampling of food and drinking water produced or sold within the City of Derby
• Aiming for continuous improvement by regularly reviewing the delivery of our service through the effective implementation of the management monitoring system
• Participation in various health promotion campaigns throughout the year promoting the messages of safe food and healthy eating as the opportunity arises
• To consider future options for development of the existing Council Food Policy and to co-ordinate Council activities on work in this area
• Provide advice on current food and health & safety legislation, to promote good practice and facilitate compliance

View the latest Food Law Enforcement Plan.  332kb

For general information on food hygiene visit the official Food Standards Agency website

Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme

Derby City Council is also running a Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme (“Scores on Doors” or "Scores on the Doors").  This is a pilot project being run in conjunction with the Food Standards Agency that provides information about hygiene standards within food businesses in Derby.  The aim of the scheme is to provide information about the level of compliance with food hygiene legislation in an understandable and easily available form. It is also hoped that the public release of this information will have the added benefit of raising food hygiene standards in food businesses across the city.

Link to:  Food Hygiene Star Rating Scheme

Useful telephone numbers:

For general business advice please call the Business Advice Line: 01332 641222

For all food hygiene/safety enquiries please call: 01332 641555

E-mail:

environmental.services@derby.gov.uk      
(please include your postal address)

Postal address:

Environmental Health and Trading Standards
Celtic House, Heritage Gate
Friary Street
Derby, DE1 1QX