As the food business operator of the establishment you have a ‘Right to reply’ in respect of the outcome of your food hygiene inspection.
The purpose is to enable you to give an explanation of subsequent actions that have been taken to make the required improvements as detailed in the inspection letter, or to explain mitigation for the circumstances at the time of the inspection. It is not for making complaints or for criticising the scheme or food safety officer.
If you wish to use this ‘Right to Reply’, please download and complete the form below and return it to the food safety officer that undertook your inspection. Contact details are provided with the written notification of the outcome of your food hygiene inspection.
Your comments will be reviewed by the food safety officer and may be edited in order to remove offensive or defamatory remarks. It will then be published online and displayed together with the outcome of your food hygiene inspection. There also will be a statement that will highlight that the accuracy of your comments has not been verified by local authority officers.