Food safety

Our services

Advice for businesses during the Coronovirus pandemic. Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19). Guidance to help employers, employees and the self-employed understand how to work safely.

We aim to ensure that all food and drink sold by the borough’s 2,000 food businesses is produced, stored, distributed and handled without risk to the health and safety of consumers.

We offer a variety of services and advice relating to food safety. This includes information about registering a food business, regulations, training opportunities and other guidance.

Registering your food businesses
EU Transition (Brexit) and your food business
Food export health certificates and importing food
Food safety inspections
Food hygiene rating scheme
Food hygiene advice for new food businesses
Food safety and public health
Food safety complaints
Food poisoning
Food allergy awareness
Labelling (food standards) - information about the quality, composition, labelling, presentation and advertising of food
Labelling changes for food that is ‘prepacked for direct sale’ from October 2021 (Natasha’s Law)
Safety guidance for event organisers and traders.

News

A reminder to all food businesses to focus on food safety standards. The food safety team is here to support businesses improve standards and keep consumers safe.

External links

Trade waste - your legal duty

Important information on how to deal with your trade waste.

Training opportunities for businesses

Help your business or organisation stay on the right side of the law - find out about public health training courses.

General data protection regulations

For information on general data protection regulations and how we manage your data please see Food and Safety Team privacy notice.

Contact details

Hammersmith & Fulham Council
The Environment Department
Food and Safety Team
Hammersmith Town Hall
King Street
London
W6 9JU

020 8753 1081
foodandsafety@lbhf.gov.uk