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Food safety and food hygiene
Our food safety and food hygiene solicitors can help you or your business if you have to deal with an investigation or prosecution.
The Food Standards Agency is responsible for food safety and food hygiene across the UK. It works with local authorities to enforce food safety legislation.
Local authorities have the power to inspect premises run by food business operators. If a breach of the laws governing food safety and food hygiene is identified, the local authority can commence an investigation against the food business operator, which could result in prosecution.
A conviction for food safety and food hygiene offences can lead to substantial fines and the risk of custodial sentences being imposed on individuals. There has been a dramatic increase in the level of fines since the new sentencing guidelines were introduced. They must be followed by courts when sentencing these types of offences.
We have considerable experience in representing food business operators in food safety and food hygiene investigations and prosecutions.
"James represented me in a regulatory dispute with a local authority; he was professional, personable, and had a deep understanding of the sector. I would have no hesitation recommending James".
What food safety and food hygiene cases do you deal with?
We deal with a broad range of food safety and food hygiene cases, including but not limited to:
- Food hygiene investigations and prosecutions
- Food safety investigations and prosecutions
- Pest infestations
- HACCP
- Hygiene emergency prohibition notices and orders
- Product recalls
- Appeals against food hygiene rating scores
- Food labelling
- Food fraud
- Interviews under caution/ PACE interviews
