Environmental health business advice

Food & Tattoo Business

What we can do for you

We support businesses by offering professional advice and guidance through our provision of Chargeable Business Advice. We have qualified, experienced officers available to help you understand your responsibilities with regards to all aspects of food hygiene and safety, workplace health, safety and welfare, skin piercing, tattooing and cosmetic treatments. We can assist you with:

  • completing the necessary registrations and licence applications
  • understanding relevant food law and health and safety legislation to satisfy requirements and comply with legal responsibilities
  • achieving best practice and following industry guidance
  • controlling risks in the workplace, planning for accident and infection prevention
  • reviewing and carrying out workplace risk assessments
  • controlling food hazards and risks (HACCP)
  • achieving the very best food hygiene rating - ‘AIM FOR FIVE’

Why choose us

We know that regulation can sometimes feel overwhelming to any business, especially new start-ups. We offer a friendly and personalised business advice service to provide local businesses with the help they might need. Whether you are a new venture looking for lots of advice, or an established business with a specific query or even a more complex regulatory problem, we can help. As the enforcing authority and regulators for many different industrial, commercial and retail workplace settings within the city, our officers have extensive knowledge and experience across lots of service areas and industry sectors.

For food business operators we also offer ‘AIM FOR FIVE’. Being able to display a high food hygiene rating is likely to attract more customers. To help you achieve the very best rating, we’ve developed a bespoke food safety advice package that includes:

  • An on-site visit from an environmental health officer to give you personalised practical advice, tailored to your business.
  • Advice on how to reach the highest standards presented in a simple easy to follow report.
  • A useful ‘Welcome Pack’ containing a copy of Safe Food Better Business (SFBB), a three-month diary, the publication ‘Your Guide to Setting up a Food Business’ and other essential guidance notes

Pricing

Our fees are offered on a cost recovery basis.

An hourly rate of £90 plus VAT is charged for Environmental Health Business Advice and our ‘AIM FOR FIVE’ package costs £143 plus VAT.