For 10 years, I was the EHO walking through the door.
I worked across 6 local authorities, including 2 London boroughs, and inspected hundreds of food businesses. I met countless chefs, managers and business owners and saw the good, the bad and everything in between.
But one thing stood out:
Most people genuinely wanted to get food safety right.
They just didn’t always understand what the EHO was looking for, why certain things mattered or what good practice looked like from an inspector’s point of view.
That’s the gap I want to help close.
Now, I use what I learnt on the other side of the inspection to make food safety clearer, more practical and far less intimidating.
I share the things I know EHOs notice, the questions they ask, the red flags and the simple things that can make a big difference.