Food Safety Team
The Vale of Glamorgan Food Safety Team aims to protect consumers and employees in the Vale of Glamorgan from food borne illnesses, contaminated and unfit food, food with misleading or incorrect labels and poor and unsafe food workplaces.
We ensure that food premises comply with the Food Safety Act 1990 and other regulations by inspecting, sampling, enforcing and educating within premises in which food is handled. We also work to protect the health and safety of employees and the people who visit the food premises in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Food Safety Team is responsible for:
Food Safety
- Inspecting local food businesses to enforce standards of cleanliness and good hygiene practices
- Investigating complaints about hygiene or contaminated foods
- Randomly sampling foods to ensure they are safe to eat
- Advising new and existing businesses on food safety issues
- Presenting Welsh Food Hygiene Awards (gold, silver and bronze) to proprietors of qualifying food businesses
- Awarding approval for product specific premises
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Communicable Disease Control
- Investigating and implementing measures to control the spread of communicable diseases including food related illnesses, originating from food businesses within the Vale of Glamorgan area
- Assisting in food poisoning investigations when residents of the Vale are affected by consuming contaminated food, which has originated from a business outside of our area
Health and Safety
- Inspecting food premises to enforce standards of health and safety in the workplace
- Investigating accidents in food premises and take appropriate enforcement action
- Investigating complaints relating to poor health and safety within food premises
- Providing advice and guidance to food businesses in relation to health and safety