Wolverhampton City Council

Food standards

Food Standards relates to the quality, composition, and labelling of all food. There is a vast amount of legislation that covers these matters and helps to ensure that consumers are fully informed about what they purchase.

Guidance leaflets for businesses on food standards legislation and other areas are also available on the Trading Standards Central website.

Related links

Fair Trading

Misdescribed goods and services, misleading advertising, misleading prices, purchases over the internet, doorstep selling, scams, counterfeiting, etc.

Product Safety

Regulation of products used by consumers in every day life to ensure they are safe, CE marks, recalls, etc.

Weights and Measures

Using weighing and measuring equipment for trade, controls on goods sold by quantity, labelling goods sold by quantity

Under age sales

Details of age restricted goods and how to report under age sales.

Consumer Rights

Quality of goods and services, rights to a refund, cancellation rights, etc.

Overloaded Goods Vehicles

Goods vehicles that exceed permitted weights on the public highway

Animal Health

Obligations on keepers of livestock to ensure the welfare of animals and to keep records for the purpose of helping to prevent the spread of disease

Enforcement policies

Environmental Services Enforcement Policy Documentation and Information

Food standards

Contact details and further information