Advice and guidance for food businesses

Further advice and guidance for food business operators on
the detail of the food hygiene rating scheme

The scheme provides consumers with information about hygiene standards in food premises at the time they are inspected by Fermanagh District Council food safety officers, to check compliance with legal requirements. The food hygiene rating given reflects the inspection findings. The purpose is to allow consumers to make informed choices about the places where they eat out or shop for food, thereby encouraging businesses to improve their hygiene standards.

In order to ensure that the scheme is fair to businesses, it has been designed to include a number of safeguards. These are: an appeal procedure; a ‘right to reply’; and an opportunity to request a re-visit when improvements have been made, in order to be re-assessed for a ‘new’ rating. Information for food businesses about these different safeguards is provided below.

For guidance on appeals including downloadable forms

For guidance on right to reply including downloadable forms 

For guidance on requested re-visits appeals including downloadable forms