Food

We aim to ensure that:

• food Businesses are Registered.
• butchers are licensed.
• food is correctly labelled and described and meets quality standards.
• manufacturers and retailers of food are regularly inspected.
• restaurants and other food premises meet strict hygiene standards.
• food is safe to eat.

Animal Health and Agriculture

We aim to ensure that:

• disease controls are complied with.
• farm animal welfare standards are met.
• animal feed and fertilisers are of a satisfactory quality and safe for use.
• contingency plans for Foot and Mouth, rabies, anthrax and other diseases are in place.

Further information can be obtained from the following websites. Alternatively, use the contact details above to contact our Trading Standards Officers.

• Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
  Provides full text of Acts of Parliament from 1988, plus access to Inforoute, the Government's Information Asset Register.
  
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
  Defra works for the essentials of life - water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants
  
• Trading Standards Central
  A one stop shop for consumer protection information in the UK. Provides information for businesses and consumers.
  
• HM Customs and Excise
  Provides information and advice for the public and for businesses.
  
• Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
  The OFT is designed with two purposes: to protect consumers and explain their rights; and to ensure that businesses compete and operate fairly.
  
• Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
  Working with businesses, employees and consumers to drive up UK productivity and competitiveness to deliver prosperity for all.
  
• Food Standards Agency (FSA)
  An independent food safety watchdog set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.