Food and Health & Safety 2025 - V4 - Flipbook - Page 83
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East Su昀昀olk Council maintains surveillance of low-risk food establishments by
making use of:
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Questionnaires
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Surveys
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Project based inspections (which may be combined with another type of
intervention)
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Monitoring and intelligence gathering visits.
Questionnaires are sent to appropriate category E establishments within 28 days of
the due date for the intervention. Upon return, completed questionnaires
are assessed by an Authorised O昀케cer (AO) for any signi昀椀cant changes to the
establishment’s arrangements and/or activities including:
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changes of food business operator and/or management
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changes in food operations such that the inherent risk or hygiene risk to
public health may have increased
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major changes to the structure/layout of the premises.
Where questionnaires are not returned by the establishment within 28 days
or require further investigation to establish whether signi昀椀cant changes have
occurred, the AO will contact the premises by email or by undertaking a monitoring
or surveillance visit to obtain the required information.
10. The risk rating of category E food establishments is reviewed by an AO after every
episode of surveillance in accordance with the AES. Where there are no changes,
the AO will enter the same risk-rating onto the database, thus ensuring the
establishment remains on the food hygiene intervention programme. The FSA’s
Food Hygiene Rating for the food establishment remains unchanged.
11. O昀케cial control interventions will be conducted in low-risk establishments
in accordance with Chapter 4 of the FLCoP and in any or all of the following
circumstances:
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insu昀케cient information has been returned on the AES questionnaire
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signi昀椀cant changes to the food establishment have occurred
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the risk appears to have changed.
12. Surveys and project-based interventions of low-risk establishments are conducted
in accordance with national, regional and local needs, initiatives and priorities.
13. Records of all AES activities are maintained on East Su昀昀olk Council’s food and safety
database and the information gathered is used to maintain up to date records of all
low-risk food establishments.
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