Issue details
Food Law Report 2017/18 and Review of 2016/17 (Ref ID 1065274)
PDF 87 KBThis report sets out the Council’s annual plan for effective enforcement of food safety legislation. The objective of the plan is to ensure that food is produced and sold under hygienic conditions, is without risk to health and is of the quality expected by consumers.
The Food Standards Agency requires Local Authorities to have in place a Food Law Enforcement Service Plan. The plan will form a significant part of the criteria against which Local Authorities will be audited by the Agency to assess their effectiveness in ensuring food safety.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/07/2017
Decision due: 19 Sep 17 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning
Lead director: Corporate Director, Place
Department: Place
Contact: Roy Ormsby, (Divisional Director, Public Realm, Place) Email: roy.ormsby@towerhamlets.gov.uk, David Tolley, (Head of Environmental Health and Trading Standards) Email: david.tolley@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Consultation process
This is a Technical Plan the format of which is guided by the FSA.
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: The equality analysis checklist has been reviewed in respect of this plan and no adverse issues have been identified.
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: Food Law Enforcement Plan – 2017/18 Benchmark Data Equalities Impact Assessment - Checklist
Decisions
- 21/09/2017 - Food Law Report 2017/18 and Review of 2016/17
Agenda items
- 19/09/2017 - Cabinet Food Law Report 2017/18 and Review of 2016/17 19/09/2017