This report is required to demonstrate that food safety services and their enforcement within Hambleton are properly organised in order to minimise the risk of food poisoning or harm to consumers within Hambleton and beyond.

In accepting the recommendations, Cabinet will approve and recommend to Council that the Food Service Plan 2014-2016, the Food and Environment Sampling Policy v2.1 and the Food safety Enforcement Policy be approved.

The subject of the decision:

This report demonstrated that food safety services and their enforcement within Hambleton were properly organised in order to minimise the risk of food poisoning or harm to consumers within Hambleton and beyond.

Alternative options considered:

None.

The reason for the decision:

To take account of the Code of Practice issued under section 40 of the Food Safety Act 1990, regulation 26 of the Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 and regulation 6 of the Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2009.

THE DECISION:

That Cabinet approves and recommends to Council that the Food Service Plan 2014-2016, the Food and Environment Sampling Policy v2.1 and the Food safety Enforcement Policy be approved.