Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Customer and Regulatory Services

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The appended Food Safety Service Plan 2022-23 be approved.

The Cabinet Member Customer and Regulatory Services introduced the report, explaining that the council was required to produce a food safety service plan every year in order to meet their statutory obligations regarding food safety in the borough. It included support for the food economy while also ensuring that food sold within the borough was fit for human consumption. It involved giving business owners advice on best practice and enabling consumers to make informed choices on where to eat and purchase food.

The report included both the action plan and the resources required to deliver it, which were slightly more complicated this year due to the pandemic recovery process. It was worth noting that some food service places had closed due to the pandemic, but they were seeing lots of new registrations now too. The resources deployed to support this had also changed due to organisational change of our own.

The Leader added that it was good to see how many food and drink businesses engaged in this process and took pride in their safety and hygiene ratings.

The Leader moved to the vote, where it was unanimously:

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The appended Food Safety Service Plan 2022-23 be approved.