We work closely with food businesses to make sure they operate safely by following food safety legislation and hygiene standards.
We are responsible for:
- enforcing food safety legislation in around 880 premises
- registering new food businesses and maintaining a current register of food businesses
- approving establishments that require approval and ensuring these are listed on the FSA website
- following up complaints about food sold or manufactured and concerns about food hygiene in the district
- taking samples of food, water and the environment for microbiological examination and chemical analysis
- providing advice to the council's Markets team and to event managers
- producing a Food Safety Service Plan
If you are a business within East Cambridgeshire, and would like more advice, please email foodandsafety@eastcambs.gov.uk or call 01353 665555.