Food safety

The Environmental Health (Food and Safety) Team works with food businesses across West Lancashire to ensure that food is safe to eat. The Team's work includes:

• Carrying out food safety inspections in food businesses
• Awarding Food Hygiene Ratings
• Investigating food safety complaints and concerns in relation to food and food businesses
• Taking food and shellfish samples for microbiological analysis
• Investigating cases of food borne disease and outbreaks 
• Providing food safety advice and assistance

Food safety links 

• Food complaints
• Registering a food business
• Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
• Food sampling and inspections
• Food Information Regulations
• Approved premises
• Shellfish
• Private Water Supplies