Food contamination & illness

The food safety and hygiene service investigates food poisoning and certain other food borne illnesses, to prevent the spread of illness within the community and to try and establish possible causes.

The council is responsible for the inspection of food retailers and providers in the borough, to ensure that the food hygiene in premises and quality of food meet legal requirements, and the food is correctly labelled and compositional standards are met.

All premises are inspected on a priority basis according to risk.  New premises should register with the team so that an initial visit can be carried out and advice given.

The service is responsible for checking the food hygiene and standard of food premises. It also deals with any health and safety issues in food premises.  The food safety service is responsible for restaurants, and all food premises that provide food, whether money is exchanged or not.

For further information contact:

Environmental Health Commercial Team – Food
Mulberry Place (AH)
PO Box 55739
5 Clove Crescent
London E14 1BY

Open: 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday

Tel: 020 7364 5008
Fax: 020 7364 6901

Email: foodsafety@towerhamlets.gov.uk