What is the difference between a re-visit instigated by an Officer, and an additional inspection requested by a food business?
A15: In accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice, based on professional judgement, an officer may decide to revisit a food business in the event of receiving an associated allegation of food poisoning, a related consumer complaint or should, following a full inspection, the officer have continuing concerns about matters of a serious nature. Such revisits do not cover all relevant aspects of the food business, focusing on the matters of concern and do not provide sufficient information to enable a new numerical scoring assessment and a revision of the business’s star rating. These revisits are then scheduled and form part of the officer’s planned work programme. With the introduction of the ‘Food Hygiene Ratings’ scheme, a discretionary additional inspection service is available to food business operators on payment of a fee. (as explained in the answers to Q’s 13 and 14 above) Such an additional inspection will cover all relevant aspects of the food business, enabling the officer
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