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Food Standards Agency Codes

Entry: Inspections

Notation:
OC-IA-I

Inspections are the examination of any aspect of food or of a food business in order to check that such aspect(s) comply with the legal requirements of food law.

Examples:

  • Inspection to risk rate a new food business or establishment which has not previously been rated
  • A programmed inspection or audit
  • Inspection of specific aspects of a food business
  • Partial inspection or audit of a large/complex establishment, where the inspection would look in detail at a particular process or operational area within the business
  • Investigation of complaints about food or a food establishment which require inspection or audit of some aspect of the food business
  • Food Hygiene or Food Standards inspections carried out as part of a targeted campaign

Definition

broader Inspections and audits
description <DIV class="description"><P> Inspections are the examination of any aspect of food or of a food business in order to check that such aspect(s) comply with the legal requirements of food law.</P> <H3>Examples:<H3> <ul> <li>Inspection to risk rate a new food business or establishment which has not previously been rated</li> <li>A programmed inspection or audit</li> <li>Inspection of specific aspects of a food business</li> <li>Partial inspection or audit of a large/complex establishment, where the inspection would look in detail at a particular process or operational area within the business</li> <li>Investigation of complaints about food or a food establishment which require inspection or audit of some aspect of the food business</li> <li>Food Hygiene or Food Standards inspections carried out as part of a targeted campaign</li> </ul></DIV>
in scheme Categories of intervention
label Inspections
narrower Audits | Inspections
notation OC-IA-I
type Concept