Hygiene and safety certification

Certificates of Excellence in Food Hygiene

For information on the latest food hazards warnings issued by the Food Standards Agency (Opens new window to external site)

During routine food hygiene inspections, environmental health officers assess premises for compliance with the Food Safety Act 1990 as amended Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006, EU Regulations 178/2002, 852/2004, 853/2004 and 883/2004.

In some cases a premises will go beyond the standard required by law and demonstrate excellent levels of food safety and hygiene. If the premises and proprietor satisfy a number of criteria, officers put them forward for a Certificate of Excellence in Food Hygiene.

This scheme has been suspended to await national agreement on a "scores on the doors" scheme for full public access to all food premises in all local Councils.

Safety and hygiene

Much of the Food Standards Agency advice on food safety and hygiene is now on eatwell at www.eatwell.gov.uk. (Opens new window to external site) Eatwell is packed with reliable and practical advice about healthy eating, understanding food labels and how what we eat can affect our health.

Details of our day-to-day business remains on this website, including details of the Agency’s wide range of work that helps ensure the safety of the food we eat.