Food Safety
Information about food safety in Darlington for customers and businesses.
What's going on:
This can NUT be ignored!
Officers sampled four takeaways in Darlington, to assess the presence of peanut allergens in meals, where peanuts were not declared or expected.
Of the four samples collected, two were found to contain traces of peanuts, indicating a risk to consumers with allergies.
In one case, the levels detected were minimal, in that 1% of people with an allergy to peanuts would have suffered a reaction. Officers worked with the business to improve their management of allergens.
The second business, where a more significant presence was identified, has been prevented from serving allergen free meals until they have completed allergen training and implement more robust controls.
Customers are advised to always declare any allergies when ordering.
Concerns or allergic reactions can be reported via the Northeast Allergic Reaction Notification System [external link]
Further advice
If you need further advice, please get in touch.
You can contact environmental health on [email protected] or 01325 405111.
An officer will respond in one working day.
UK Health Security Agency
Environmental Health work closely with the UKHSA. You can find out more about the UKHSA here: UK Health Security Agency - GOV.UK [external link]
Further useful links
- Darlington BC - Trading standards
- DEFRA [external link]
- Food Standards Agency [external link]
- Meat and Livestock Commission [external link]
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health [external link]
- Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene [external link]