As well as fulfilling our statutory duties to enforce food hygiene and safety, we offer a number of useful services, to help your business to comply with the law, and keep your customers and staff safe.
The services which are most useful to you will depend on the type of business you are running, and whether you're established, or just starting out. Use this page to explore and apply for the services you need. Select any topic to read in more detail.
You can avoid a lot of problems with food safety, and general health and safety, if you get the right advice at the start of your business journey. You may find the following services useful:
Food hygiene services
Other related services
Services we provide
- Safer Food, Better Business pack (SFBB)
- SFBB food safety management diary sheets (refill)
- Food Business Advice Service
- RSPH Level 2 Identifying and controlling allergy risks
Services with other providers
Primary Authority allows your business to form a legal partnership with a local authority (known as the primary authority). Your primary authority can provide you with assured, consistent regulatory advice that makes it simpler and easier to comply with environmental health, trading standards and fire safety legislation. Enforcing authorities should respect this advice when regulating your business.
Participating in Primary Authority can give your business greater confidence in your regulated activities and reduce your risk of contravening legislation. Provided that you follow the advice you are given, you can be confident that you are complying with the law.
Primary Authority can also help businesses that operate as part of a group, such as franchisees or members of a trade association.
How we can help
Here in B&NES we may be able to act as your Primary Authority, providing ‘Assured Advice’ for environmental health & trading standards, for consistency across your different business locations (in B&NES or elsewhere). Please contact us to discuss your requirements and prices.
Other resources that may interest you
The Food Standards Agency offers a number of free online training courses for food businesses:
- Food allergies and intolerances
- Root cause analysis (for identifying the source of hygiene problems in the food supply chain)
- Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) packs tailored to different business types
- Food incidents, product withdrawals and recalls
- Vacuum packing guidance for chilled foods
If you're unsure which service you need
Use our contact form to send us a query.