Food Hygiene Inspection Fraud!
A recent report has revealed a corrupt plan to make money out of modern food hygiene and food safety requirements. Fraudsters are visiting food businesses, where they claim to be from the Food Standards Agency and carry out “food hygiene inspections” before charging the business operator fixed penalty fees for supposed breaches in hygiene! The fraudsters have no connection to the FSA whatsoever; in fact, they have no connection to any relevant food authority – it’s all a scam to make money! The Food Standards Agency is keen to let people know that they do not carry out food inspections; all inspections are carried out by authorised inspectors from local authorities, all of whom carry identification when visiting your business. They also remind food business operators that there is no fixed penalty fee for breaches in food safety requirements; anybody who tries to claim there is may well be trying to fleece you!
They recommend anybody visited by somebody claiming to be from the Food Standards Agency should contact the police or local authority, because the FSA does not tend to visit food business at all, let alone for inspections.
