What We Do

Food Safety Officers cover a wide range of services from registering food premises who prepare, serve or sell foodstuffs, to the investigation of alleged food poisoning cases.

Food Premises Registration is a legal requirement for all food businesses to comply with.

Food Hygiene Inspections ensure all food businesses comply with the EC Hygiene Regulations.

Food Standards Inspections ensure that food offered for sale contains the correct ingredients, is labelled properly and meets legal requirements.

Food Sampling ensures food is free from contamination and that food safety and hygiene standards are monitored in accordance with current food law.

Food Complaints are investigated to ensure food safety, to resolve health risks and to avoid recurrence.

Food Poisoning where harmful germs enter the body and can cause illness

Food Alerts for warning, information or for action.

Home Authority Principle where businesses operating in Aberdeenshire ensure their compliance with food law.

Joint Health Protection Plan
NHS Grampian works closely with our partners in the three Local Authorities and other agencies to deliver services to protect the health of the Grampian population