At Wrexham Council our Food Safety Service aims to ensure that food produced and sold in the borough is safe and free from contamination.

CIEH - Covid-19 resources (external link)
CIEH - Legionnaires’ disease: lockdown risks and reopening safely (external link)
Food hygiene ratings
Food premises registration
Food premises approval

Food Standards Agency guides

The Food Standards Agency provides ‘Safer food, better business’ guides for different types of small businesses.

Safer food, better business for caterers (external link)
Guidance to help restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other small catering businesses comply with food hygiene regulations.
Safer food, better business for childminders (external link)
Guidance for childminders on food safety, including information on cooking, cleaning, chilling food, and food allergies.
Safer food, better business for retailers (external link)
Guidance for small retail businesses that sell food, including any food that needs to be kept cold, such as milk, dairy products or sandwiches.

Useful links

Food Standards Agency: consumer information (external link)
Food Standards Agency: business guidance (external link)
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (external link)
A registered charity and the professional voice for environmental health. It sets standards, accredits courses and qualifications for the education of members and other environmental health practitioners.
Primary Authority (external link)
Businesses can form a legal partnership with one local authority, which then provides assured and tailored advice on complying with environmental health, trading standards or fire safety regulations.
NHS 111 Wales: food poisoning (external link)

Contact our Food Safety Team

Email: foodandfarming@wrexham.gov.uk