Apply online to register your food business.
Food business establishments may require approval if they intend to handle "products of animal origin".
Our food team investigates complaints relating to standards in food premises within the district and food that is unfit, contaminated or contains foreign bodies such as plastic and glass.
We carry out programmed food hygiene inspections of all registered food premises to ensure compliance with current food hygiene legislation.
If you run a small catering or general food retail business, then Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) may be for you.
Food sampling is undertaken as part of local or national investigations to establish the standard of food hygiene practices. Our food safety team will also take samples in response to food complaints and from premises that give cause for concern.
The Food Standards Agency informs local authorities about problems associated with food, usually in a national context with implications around the country.
You may think you have food poisoning and it is still all too common, but the majority of cases of diarrhoea and vomiting, the classic symptoms, are not due to food poisoning at all, but to viruses.
Diarrhoea affects a large number of travellers, and the risk is increased when holidaying abroad. Physical pain and discomfort can spoil an entire foreign holiday, especially if language barriers make it difficult to obtain appropriate medical treatment.
The "Healthier Children's Menus When Eating Out" nutrition project was funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and NHS Somerset and was a collaborative project between the five local authorities Environmental Health services in Somerset and Dr Jane Philpott, Nutrition Consultant of Inspiring Nutrition.