Publication of Hygiene Information (Food Hygiene Information Scheme)

Food Hygiene Information Scheme

The Food Hygiene Information Scheme effectively "opens the door" to commercial kitchens and other businesses selling food in the Aberdeen area by providing customers with information about how well the premises fared during their last food hygiene inspection. In addition to this a copy of the most recent inspection report can also be viewed. This will help to increase consumer confidence and allow customers to make choices about where they purchase food.

What Information Will I see?

Information will be made available to consumers in two ways:

• Businesses will be given a certificate which states the outcome of the inspection – and be invited to display this within view of customers, and
• Details of the inspection outcome will be displayed on the Food Hygiene Information Scheme website (See link below).

View Inspection Outcomes

This application gives consumers the ability to browse the information held about food businesses and discover the outcome of the latest hygiene inspection for each premises.

Please see the link –‘View Inspection Outcomes' to the right.

You can search by business name, address, type, outcome, and inspection date. After entering criteria and clicking on the Search button, you will see a list of all food outlet premises that match the criteria given. The results are paged, so at the end of the list you will see typical options for going to the first, previous, next or last page, or to a specific page number. The entry in the list for each premises may have two links shown in the rightmost column. If you see a link called 'Report', clicking it will display a copy of the most recent inspection report. If you see a link called 'Map', clicking it will display a map of the location of the premises. The map will appear in a new window.

What the results mean

The potential inspection outcomes are as follows:

• PASS
  A "Pass" indicates that the business broadly meets legal requirements relating to food hygiene. These requirements relate to the conditions found as well as the management procedures in place for providing safe food. The display of a "Pass" certificate should provide reassurance that the business met legal requirements at the time of the inspection.
  
  
• IMPROVEMENT REQUIRED
  Where a business has failed to meet the requirements for a "Pass", it will be issued with an "Improvement Required" certificate.
  
  
• AWAITING INSPECTION
  Where a business has not yet been inspected, it will be issued with a temporary certificate advising consumers of that fact. Premises will also require to be re-inspected where they have changed ownership.
  
  
• PASS WITH EAT SAFE
  A number of businesses have achieved excellent food hygiene compliance and have been recognised under the Food Standards Agency’s Eat Safe Award Scheme. Such premises will be identified on the website as holding a "Pass with Eat Safe" (See the link to the Eat Safe Award Scheme below).

Useful Links

All of the following links open in a new Window.

• Eat Safe website
• Consumer Guidance of the Food Hygiene Information Scheme (PDF 200k)
• Check the Ratings

Requests for Re-visits

If a business is awarded an "Improvement Required" rating, a request for a revisit can be made by the business operator. The request should be made to the officer conducting the inspection or by using the contact details provided below. On receipt of such a request, the Council is required by the Scheme to visit within 7 working days. Business operators are advised that any outstanding matters should have been addressed before such a revisit is requested.

Appeals against an officer’s judgement

Where a business operator feels that the officer’s judgement is incorrect in relation to the application of the Scheme, an appeal can be lodged by using the contacts below.

Contact(s)

• Environmental Health and Trading Standards
  Housing and Environment
  Business Hub15
  3rd Floor South
  Marischal College
  Broad Street
  Aberdeen, AB10 1AB
  Phone: 01224 523800
  Fax: 01224 523887
  Email: commercial@aberdeencity.gov.uk