Tandridge District Council's Environmental Health Officers carry out food safety inspections of local businesses to ensure the safety of consumers. To reduce the burden of inspection on small businesses in our area who have traditionally handled low risk foods and to promote self regulation, we are trailing a self inspection questionnaire system to enable such businesses to provide information about their food safety measures and ask for further information on subjects of concern to them.
From January 2006 all Food Businesses now need to have an appropriate documented food safety system based on HACCP principles describing the measures taken to ensure food safety. Food Businesses also need to keep appropriate records to show that their food safety controls are effective, where they have obtained food from and what foods they have supplied to other food businesses Where this applies).
If you have received a letter asking you to help us trial this approach we will have already decided that you are relatively low risk and your submission will be part of our alternative enforcement strategy and an inspection will not normally occur.
If you have not received an invitation and still wish to help us with this initiative please complete the form.
The information you provide by completing the form will help us target our resources and may also be of help to you with this process if you do not already have a documented food safety system and wish to prepare one.
If your business is a small catering or general local shop retail operation you may also wish to obtain and use the following Free Food Standards Agency generic documents to comply:
- Safer Food Better Business
- Safer Food Better Business for retailers
Information regarding the Safer Food Better Business schemes can also be downloaded from:
If you would like a free copy of the Safer Food Better Business packs to complete you can order this by calling 0845 606 0667 or email Safer Food Better Business Order
SELF INSPECTION ON LINE FORM
To assist us to target our resources we ask you to complete the relevant on line questionnaire.
Catering
Retail
The forms are designed to provide us with basic information on your business and how you protect consumers. Please ensure that you fill in all the answers as much as possible.
If you have been asked to participate and do not submit the form, then an inspector will need to visit to obtain the information.
A small sample of those submitting a completed questionnaire will be visited to check the information submitted is accurate.
If you are no longer operating a food business please complete the notification of material change electronic form or contact us. Otherwise, I must thank you in anticipation of your help with this project.
