Food Safety and Infectious Diseases
The Environmental Health team manage issues relating to food hygiene and safety and outbreaks of infectious disease within the Borough. They investigate incidents of food poisoning or diseases and inspect food manufacturers and retail outlets.
Food poisoning and infectious diseases - Information of what to do if you or a member of your family is suffering from food poisoning, or an infectious disease.- Food safety information on food hygiene training courses, basic good practice guidelines for food hygiene within the home.
- Food business registration - All premises used as a food business are required by law to be registered. This includes market stalls, delivery vehicles and other mobile food premises.
The National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
In 2010, the Food Standards Agency, in partnership with Local Authorities rolled out a National Food Hygiene Rating scheme for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The scheme will provide consumers with at-a-glance information about hygiene standards in food businesses, to help them make informed choices about where they buy and eat food.
The scheme will serve as a good advertisement for businesses that practice high standards of food hygiene. Restaurants, takewaways, cafes, sandwich shops, pubs, hotels, supermarkets and other retail food outlets, as well as any other business where consumers can eat or buy food, will be given a rating.
- Food hygiene standards in the Dartford area
- Dartford Borough Council National Food Hygiene Rating System Policy
From the 1st April 2011 this scheme has been available for food businesses in the Dartford area. This includes the Bluewater Shopping Centre. We are continually updating this site as inspections are undertaken.
The Food Standards Agency has a range of tools that can help businesses maintain and improve food hygiene standards.
For more information Contact your Food Safety team at environmentalhealth@dartford.gov.uk or telephone 01322 343434.
