The overall aim of the food control team is to reduce the risk to consumers by striving to ensure that all food produced, handled, stored, distributed, imported, consumed or sold within the district is fit for human consumption. We endeavour to ensure that all such food and food packaging meet relevant standards for quality, composition and labelling, presentation and advertising and that reputable food businesses are not prejudiced by unfair competition.
Food control can be broadly divided into two sections:
1. Food Hygiene and Safety – This covers the safety of food for human consumption and hygiene standards within food premises
2. Food Standards – This covers composition, labelling and food allergen control
The Environmental Health Department undertakes a wide range of activities in relation to food control including:-
- carry out planned food hygiene and food standards inspections and interventions of all food businesses located within Armagh City and District Council area
- approval of manufacturing premises that handle meat products, dairy products, fish products, and other types of food of animal origin
- investigate food complaints and complaints about the hygiene of premises
- investigate cases and outbreaks of food poisoning
- carry out routine microbiological and compositional sampling of food
- check food labelling
- respond to food alerts
- advise businesses on the layout of food premises, food safety management systems, hygiene standards, food labelling and training
promote food safety in the home and provide information to the general public, businesses and voluntary organisations on any aspect of food safety, food standards.
You may contact our Food Safety Officers at:
The Environmental Health Department
Council Offices
The Palace Demesne
Armagh
BT60 4EL
Tel: (028) 3752 9626 Fax: 028 3752 7184
Email: ehealth@armagh.gov.uk
