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Food The Food and Safety Section deals with food hygiene matters in certain businesses within the City and County of Swansea.They ensure that food premises in the area comply with food law and other regulations through the inspection of premises. A programme of food and shellfish sampling is also carried out. They also investigate food related complaints and infectious diseases The team also provides advice and training to local businesses and other interested parties. Copies of their advice leaflets can be found on this site. A detailed list of food hygiene trainers and courses is also provided. Other work covered by the section includes implementing the Welsh Food Hygiene award scheme in the area, publicising food hazard warnings, approving certain food processing premises and liasing with the Food Standards Agency Wales. They also work to promote the annual National Food Safety Week.
When someone has a food allergy, their immune system reacts to a particular food as if it isn't safe. If someone has a severe food allergy, this can cause a life-threatening reaction.
We offer advice to new and existing food businesses including food safety management systems, food hygiene training and food handlers fitness to work.
 Have you ever wanted to complain about an item of food which you have bought, but weren't sure what to do with the food or who to contact?
 We offer advice to consumers on a number of food safety issues. From tips for food safety to student advice and catering from home these pages provide lots of food safety advice.
 The Healthy Options Award is awarded to food premises that provide healthy or healthier food options to consumers.
 The number of school visits to Welsh farms has grown of late, as has the number of children contracting illness caused by bacteria such as E.coli 0157 and Cryptosporidium.
 Around a third of the food we buy in the UK is thrown away; that's 6.7 million tonnes of food waste a year. Most of this could have been eaten.
 This years campaign is focusing on giving food advice to the over 60s to help them avoid listeria in the home.
 If you are thinking of starting up a new food business, or taking over an existing one these pages are aimed to help you, the food business operator meet the necessary legal requirements.
 Current product information, food hazard warnings and food product recalls are displayed below.
The Shellfish beds in Swansea Bay have been re-opened after two negative tests for diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP).
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This page last updated on February 26 2009