City of Westminster

Food Safety

Welcome to Westminster's Food Site. This site, produced by the Food Team aims to promote and educate you on Food Safety issues.

It is our aim to ensure that food and drink sold in Westminster is clean and safe to consume.

To achieve this the Food Team carry out a wide range of duties to safeguard the public health of all the people living in, or visiting, Westminster.

  • Chinese Masterchef

    As the year of the OX begins, why not set yourself a new challenge and enter Westminster’s Chinese Masterchef competition?

  • Contact us

    Making a service request The Commercial Environment welcomes requests from businesses and members of the public.

  • Food A-Z

    Westminster City Council carries out regular checks on all food premises to ensure that food and drink sold in Westminster is clean and safe to consume and that high standards are maintained.

  • Westminster food training

    High quality food safety training can transform your food business or increase your career prospects in the hospitality industry. Westminster Food Safety Courses are delivered by practising Environment Health Officers who are all CIEH accredited trainers.

  • Pest Control Good Practice Agreement Awards

    The Pest Control Good Practice Agreement is a pilot scheme supported by the British Pest Control Association (BPCA).

  • Scores on the Doors

    Businesses with excellent standards of food hygiene will be awarded five stars ranging down to zero stars for those with very poor hygiene standards.

  • What we do

    By carrying out visits and investigations of food establishments we: