Barrow Borough Council will participate in the following food
sampling activities with the emphasis on sampling locally produced
high risk foods:-
- Food contamination and food poisoning incidents;
- Shellfish classification;
- Complaints;
- Participation in the LACORS/HPA voluntary coordinated sampling
programme;
- Cumbria Food Liaison Group coordinated programme;
- Participation in EU coordinated control programmes.
- Food samples procured and handled in accordance with the Food
Law Code of Practice and any subsequent amendments.
- Food samples taken by officers authorised to carry out such
work under Food Hygiene Legislation.
The leaflet below has been produced to explain why we take
food samples, what organisms we are looking for and how to
interpret results.