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Contact Details

Elmbridge Borough Council
Civic Centre,
High Street,
Esher,
Surrey,
KT10 9SD
Tel: 01372 474474
|General Enquiry

The Food Safety Act 1990 (As Amended)

The Food Safety Act 1990 (as amended) aims to:

ensure that all food reaches expectations in terms of nature, substance and quality and is not misleadingly presented;
provide legal powers and specify offences in relation to public health and consumers' interest; and
enable Great Britain to fulfil it's part of the UK's responsibilities in the European Union (EU).

Responsibility for enforcement within the borough of Elmbridge is shared between:

|Environmental Health & Licensing Division (for food safety requirements)
|Surrey County Council (for trading standards offences).

The Elmbridge Enforcement Policy is based on the Government's Enforcement Concordat. Our Policy will be updated in the light of any advice issued by the Government and the |Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS).

See our |Enforcement Guidelines in detail.