Food: Inspections
Commons · Question 123180 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 7 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how food safety inspections are enforced in small businesses.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 7 Apr 2026
Food safety legislation, and the Food Law Code of Practice (England) (the Code) places a statutory duty on competent authorities to undertake official food controls that verify whether food businesses, including small and microbusinesses, comply with rele...