Food safety

Our Food Safety team regularly inspect food premises in Crawley, they also:

  • advise food premises on how to comply with the law
  • investigate complaints concerning unsafe food
  • respond to complaints from consumers about hygiene in food businesses
  • investigate allegations of food poisoning
  • carry out food sampling
  • remove unfit food offered for sale
  • close food premises that pose an imminent risk to health
  • provide free information, advice and literature

Food complaints

No matter how good a manufacturer or supplier of food is, there will be occasions when something goes wrong, and the food sold is not acceptable to the customer.

If you have a food complaint that may pose a public health risk, email environmentalservices@crawley.gov.uk or call 01293 438247.

See guidance on food complaints below: