DRAFT REPORT FOR FOCUSED AUDIT OF NORTH KESTEVEN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Food Standards Agency Audit of Local Authority Official Controls and Food Business Operator Controls in Approved Establishments Basildon District Council 1-2 April 2009 Food Standards Agency Audit and Policy Branch Foreword Audits of local authorities’ food law enforcement services are part of the Food Standards Agency’s arrangements to improve consumer protection and confidence in relation to food. These arrangements recognise that the enforcement of UK food law relating to food safety, hygiene, composition, labelling, imported food and feeding stuffs is largely the responsibility of local authorities. These local authority regulatory functions are principally delivered through their Environmental Health and Trading Standards Services. The attached audit report examines the official controls implemented in approved establishments by the Local Authority’s Food Law Enforcement Service. The audit assessments included the authority’s policies, organisation and management and local arrangements for implementation of official controls in approved establishments, with specific focus on approved meat products establishments, and related areas of food law enforcement. Agency audits assess local authorities’ conformance against the Food Law Enforcement Standard (“The Standard”), which was published by the Agency as ...