Food Premises - Risk Assessment
This page explains Council’s premises risk assessment used to determine food premises grading for registration under the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974.
Food premises are risk assessed
Food premises are subject to ongoing assessment by Council’s Environmental Health Officers to identify:
- The possible risk or risks to the public inherent in the type of operation being carried out on the premises.
- The size of the business.
- The food handling practices employed on the premises.
- The time officers spend inspecting the premises and frequency of those inspections.
Registration fees are based on the premises risk assessment
Your registration fee will reflect your premises risk assessment.
The system is devised to encourage responsible and safe food practices.
The grading system is designed to allow you to improve your risk grading and reduce the annual fee payable.
The following scale sets the registration fee levels according to the grade assessed:
|
Inspections |
|
A |
B |
C |
|
No. inspections/year |
Premises Grading |
Fee Level |
Fee Level |
Fee Level |
|
1 |
Excellent |
A1 |
B1 |
C1 |
|
2 |
Very Good |
A2 |
B2 |
C2 |
|
3 |
Ungraded |
A3 |
B3 |
C3 |
|
4+ |
Ungraded (High Risk) |
A4 |
B4 |
C4 |
Links to more health and food safety information
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