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.
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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.
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Request for further information and advice must come from a person operating or intending to operate a food business in Wiltshire.
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
Our area offices:
Wiltshire Trading Standards Area Office
West & North
Wiltshire
The Chestnuts
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
BA14
8JD
Tel: 01225 713557
Fax: 01225 713986
Email:
tradingstandards@wiltshire.gov.uk
Trading Standards
South and East Wiltshire Area Office
PO
Box 2281
Salisbury
SP2 2HX
Tel: 01722 438069
Fax:
01722 438064
Email: tradingstandards@wiltshire.gov.uk
eMail: tradingstandards@wiltshire.gov.uk
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Last updated: 16 February 2011
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