There are 533 food outlets in Salford deemed high risk by Environmental Health that need to be inspected over the course of 2022/2023, it has been reported. There are also 47 new or unrated businesses in the city that will also need inspecting, the new Food Service Plan has stated.
Salford City Council currently has 93.1 per cent of all food businesses (2023 premises out of 2149) rated as broadly compliant (FHRS score of 3, 4 or 5) which is a decrease of one per cent from April 2021. This should be looked at positively, the council said, as challenges faced both by the council in delivering the inspection programme and the additional pressures on food businesses in terms of income reduction.
In 2021-22 the Environmental Health Team dealt with 202 complaints and 204 requests for advice.
