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Food safety and health and safety

Guidance for businesses, employees, and customers.


Register your food business Report an injury in the workplace

Food safety for customers


Food Hygiene Ratings explained. Advice on reporting food safety issues or making a complaint.

Food safety for businesses


Pay for an inspection to get a new FHRS rating. Find out what you need to know about inspections, paid re-visits, guidance and enforcement.

Healthier Catering Commitment for London (HCC)


Reducing levels of saturated fat, salt and sugar content in food sold across London.

Register as a food business


Registration and seek approval as a food business.

Gain or retain a 5


Pay for an advice only visit. Get help to maximise your Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) score.

Health and safety


Find out about our health and safety team and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Shisha (Sheesha)


We don't support shisha businesses in Waltham Forest for health-related reasons.

Approved food premises


You may need our approval to run certain types of food businesses

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