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Food hygiene and safety



Our responsibilities



North Devon Council is responsible for:
  • enforcement of food safety legislation in food businesses in North Devon
  • registration of food businesses in North Devon
  • complaints about food sold or manufactured in its area in North Devon
  • investigation of cases of food poisoning and infectious disease
  • fish inspection
  • food sampling
Environmental health officers and food safety officers inspect food premises according to the risk they pose. The Food Standards Agency Code of Practice external websitedetermines how often each food premises will be inspected.

In addition, we provide a number of services to assist local businesses including:
Devon County Council external website enforces food standards which relate to the nature, quality and labelling of food.

Whether you are a member of the public or the proprietor of a food business, you should be able to expect a high quality of service from your local food safety section.

Food Safety Compliance Strategy (pdf 252kb) PDF logo

Further information



Our website provides guidance for businesses and the public.

Contact information



To contact the Customer Service Centre:

Telephone: 01271 388870
For Typetalk: precede with 18001
Text: 07624 804042
Fax: 01271 388451
Email: customerservices@northdevon.gov.uk
Web form: send us a web enquiry
Join the conversation on Twitterexternal website

Face to face: Civic Centre, Ilfracombe and South Molton.

Our office hours are 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.

Report issues to the independent FixMyStreet websiteexternal website.

Feedback



We hope the services you receive from us are the quality you expect, or better.

We do understand there are times when you feel unhappy with our services or you may want to make a compliment or a suggestion about how we can improve.

You can give us your feedback in many different ways.