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Food Safety

Blaenau Gwent Trading Standards enforce the Food Safety Act 1990 to ensure all food manufactured or sold in the borough complies with the Act and all other relevant Regulations.  This is achieved by regular inspections of manufacturers, retailers, pubs, restaurants and mobile caterers.  This can involve checking recipes, tracing ingredients from goods in to goods out and examination of labels and packaging to ensure the information is correct.  In licensed premises alcohol is tested for authenticity and to ensure it has not been adulterated.  We also investigate complaints about food, taking samples where necessary for submission to the Public Analyst.