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FOOD & SAFETY UNIT Enforcing food legislation
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City of York Population - ~195,000 7.1 million visitors to York £443 million contribution to economy Greatest spend – food and drink Supports 22,000 + jobs York placed fifth in European good food destinations
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City of York
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Food & Safety Unit Food Safety Food Standards Animal Feed Public Health Health and Safety
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Premises 1,900+ food premises Mostly catering premises History as chocolate city
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Staff
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Planning interventions
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Interventions Official controls inspections monitoring surveillance verification audit; and sampling Not official controls education, advice and coaching information and intelligence gathering
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Inspections Preparation Clothing/equipment Review of the information held on the premises On site Explain purpose of inspection Establish if any changes Identify all food related activities Question appropriate staff
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Inspections (2) Areas covered Assess risk of not meeting food hygiene requirements Assess hazards and if controlled Is food handled and produced hygienically? Assess and verify HACCP
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Post inspection Report of inspection Cover contraventions Split legal requirements/ recommendations Follow up – various approaches
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Approach to enforcement Food Law Enforcement Policy History of the premises Attitude of the business Seriousness of the offences Reasonable, proportionate, risk based and consistent. Graduated and educative
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Securing compliance Informal approaches education coaching giving advice
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Securing compliance Formal approaches Hygiene Improvement Notice Emergency Prohibitions Seize or detain food Remedial Action Notices
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Hygiene Improvement Notice proportionate to the public health risk record of non-compliance informal approach won’t be successful
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Emergency Prohibition Notice Use where there is a health risk condition
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Emergency Prohibition Notice Immediately close premises, use of equipment or process/treatment. Apply to Magistrates’ Court to issue an order FBO can request lifting of an order - issue certificate HRC removed; or - explain what HRC still exists Also prohibit FBO from running food business
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Prosecution Factors for prosecution seriousness of the offence prevalence of the type of offence history of premises Factors against nominal penalty genuine mistake
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Prosecution – outcomes Magistrate’s court fine – max £5,000 per offence prohibition order Crown court unlimited fine imprisonment
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Example case
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Outcome of court case Business £1000 unfit food £500 other offences £789.45 legal costs Owner £100 per offence £600 legal costs
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...and some bad publicity!
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Quality control BS 9001 accredited service Inter authority audits External audits from certifying body Annual report to Chief EHOs
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FSA involvement Local Authority Enforcement Monitoring
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FSA involvement Local Authority Enforcement Monitoring system Audit local authorities Issue guidance on the back of audit findings
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FSA involvement Local Authority Enforcement Monitoring Audit local authorities
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FSA involvement Local Authority Enforcement Monitoring Audit local authorities Issue guidance on audit findings
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Food Hygiene Rating Schemes Rating based hygiene standards Improved transparency Easy to access information Encourages businesses to improve Media interest
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Broadly compliant premises Shift from input to outcomes Tackling the worst premises National performance indicator Prioritised inspections Revisits – coaching/advice/encouragement Graduated and educative approach (CoP)
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Future issues
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