Agenda item

The Committee was informed that the Food Standards agency required all food authorities to have a Food Safety Service Plan to ensure that national priorities and standards were addressed and delivered locally.

In order to be considered ‘broadly compliant’ with food hygiene law, a business would be awarded a food hygiene score of 3 or above. It was noted that the number of food businesses which were ‘broadly compliant’ remained high at 96.1%.This figure had increased consistently in the previous few years from 83% in 2009/10. Officers continued to work with the businesses which were not broadly compliant in order to ensure that they improved their standards.

The Committee was advised that the Council continued to support its four Primary Authority Partnerships (PAPs) with Exclusive Hotels, the owner of Pennyhill Park, and Krispy Kreme Ltd, Kerry Foot Ltd, and food importer: Manning Impex Ltd.

The report sets out the performance of the food safety service team during 2017 / 18, including inspections, complaint investigations and sampling activities, and provides information on expected demands on the service during 2018/19.

RESOLVED that the Food Safety Service Plan 2018/2019, as set out at Annex A to the agenda report, be agreed.