As reported in the Independent at the weekend, restaurants run by some of the country’s largest food chains are failing to meet basic hygiene standards.
Environmental health officers in local government play a vital role in highlighting these failures to comply with the law. They inspect all food outlets every two years and support restaurants to improve standards and in some cases, as a last resort, close them down.
The work of an environmental health officer in local government helps to prevent the spread of food borne illnesses such as e-coli and salmonella and contributes to the well being of the whole community.
Read more about becoming an environmental health officer here.
Read more about working in food safety here.
Check out the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health’s careers website.
Read the whole Independent article here.
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