Food safety regulations
About this service
The Food Safety Act 1990 and regulations made under it make it an offence for anyone to sell or process food for sale which does not meet compositional standards, is not labelled correctly or is misdescribed. The Council provides free advice to individuals wishing to set up a food business or to existing business owners.
Proprietors of a food business have responsibilities under food safety legislation. They must ensure that the food or drink they produce is labelled correctly and that it meets relevant compositional standards.
Needs
As a proprietor you are responsible for checking specifically what you need to do to comply with the legislation. Failure to do this could lead to formal action being taken, which could result in financial penalties and accompanying adverse publicity.
Payment
Request for further information and advice must come from a person operating or intending to operate a food business in Wiltshire.
For business advice, please contact:
Wiltshire Trading Standards Area Office
West & North Wiltshire
The Chestnuts
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14 8JD
Tel: 01225 713557
Fax: 01722 337459
Salisbury & Kennet Area Office
50 Bedwin Street
Salisbury
SP1 3UW
Tel: 01225 713986
Fax: 01722 339424
Contact Details
Our area offices: Wiltshire
Trading Standards Area Office South
and East Wiltshire Area Office
West
& North
Wiltshire
The Chestnuts
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14
8JD
Tel: 01225 713557
Fax: 01225 713986
50 Bedwin Street
Salisbury
SP1
3UW
Tel: 01722 337459
Fax: 01722 339424
Email: tradingstandards@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Last updated: 23 April 2009