The Food Standards Agency issues a 'product withdrawal information notice' or a 'product recall information notice' to let local authorities and consumers know about problems associated with food. In some cases, a 'food alert for action' is issued. This provides local authorities with details of specific action to be taken on behalf of consumers.
Read more about "Food alerts, product withdrawals and recalls"...If you are considering opening a business, or taking over an existing business, it is important that you register your business with our Food and Safety team 28 days before you start to trade. This is because the law requires that food businesses and other premises where food is handled or stored are registered with or formally approved by the local authority.
Read more about "Starting or registering a food business"...To store, prepare, distribute or sell food on premises you need to be registered with the local authority. Premises include restaurants, cafes, hotels, shops, canteens, market stalls, mobile catering vans and food delivery vans.
Read more about "How to register your food business"...You do not need to be approved if you only supply food direct to the public but you may need to be registered.
Read more about "Food establishment approval"...Small businesses and community groups can access between £15,000 and £30,000 of new capital grant scheme funding aimed at improving the lives in rural East Suffolk.
Read more about "Capital grant funding boost for rural communities in East Suffolk "...If you are a childminder that provides food as part of your normal childminding service you are responsible under food law for ensuring that food is prepared, stored and handled in compliance with the food hygiene regulations.
Read more about "Advice for childminders"...Food business operators are required by law, to ensure that food handlers receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food hygiene in line with their work activity and should enable them to handle food safely.
Read more about "Food safety training"...Information for those affected by Storns Babet and Ciarán.
Read more about "Storms Babet and Ciarán"...The distressing scenes in Afghanistan during recent weeks reflect a terrible humanitarian crisis, which no-one could possibly ignore, and East Suffolk Council is committed to helping where it can. With this in mind, I would like to update councillors on the role we are playing, in partnership with others, to support displaced families and those fleeing persecution.
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