The Council carries out regular checks on all food premises to ensure the public is protected and that high standards are maintained.
Visits to premises are carried out, as far as possible, without prior notification and are prioritised according to the degree of potential risk.
During an inspection, officers will check that potential food safety risks have been identified by the business and there are adequate controls in place to prevent any problems. They will also look at the training of managers and food handlers to ensure that it is suitable and check that the condition of the premises and equipment is satisfactory.
What happens next
Where practices or conditions are not satisfactory, every attempt will be made to resolve the situation by informal means, but where poor conditions persist, or where there is a risk to public health it may be necessary to resort to formal action. This could involve either the service of legal notice, prosecution, or in extreme cases closure of the business.
Results of inspections
You can find food hygiene ratings for businesses in Lewisham on the Your London website.