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. Training and advice is also given to the 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
• The licensing of butchers’ shops within the City of Derby selling both raw and unwrapped ready to eat food
• 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
• The provision of Food Hygiene Training
• 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
• The licensing of Late Night Refreshment Houses

View the latest Food Law Enforcement Plan.  204kb

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

Useful telephone numbers:

Food complaints: 01332 716321

To enrol on a Food Hygiene Course  - This course is only available until July 2005: 01332 641944

To register your food business: 01332 716321

Butcher's licenses: 01332 716321

Late Night Refreshment House licenses 01332 716321

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