Our Environmental Health officers help businesses get registered under the Food Act 1984, monitor the registered businesses for compliance, and provide advice on safe food handling to all areas of our community including businesses, charities, community, sporting and church groups, as well as individuals.
Under the Act, we have a legal duty to register and inspect food premises. Our duties include:
- assessing risk to food safety at all registered food businesses
- testing food samples to ensure they are fit for human consumption and comply with the Food Standards Code
- investigating complaints
For more information or advice about your food business, please contact the Environmental Health team on 5320 5702 or environmentalhealth@ballarat.vic.gov.au.