Worksheets1.4.4: The Environmental Health Officer
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
An EHO arrives at a restaurant unannounced at 12:30 pm on a Tuesday. What should the manager do?
Refuse entry as they don't have an appointment.
Ask them to come back when the lunch service is over.
Allow the EHO to enter and carry out an inspection.
Only allow them to inspect the dining area, not the kitchen.
During an inspection, an EHO finds a sack of flour that is covered in mouse droppings. What is one specific power they have to deal with this immediately?
Arrest the head chef.
Take a photo and remove the flour so it cannot be sold.
Force the business to give all customers a refund.
Immediately close the business permanently.
What is the main reason an EHO would inspect a hotel kitchen?
To taste the food and give a review.
To help the business increase its profits.
To protect the health and safety of the public.
To train the staff in new cooking methods.
If an EHO finds a serious risk that could make customers ill, what is the most severe action they are legally allowed to take?
Close the premises.
Give the business a poor hygiene rating.
Issue a warning and promise to return.
Tell the local newspaper.
A customer complains to the council that they got food poisoning from a specific takeaway. What will the EHO do?
Ignore it unless five people complain.
Wait until the next scheduled inspection to check the premises.
Immediately investigate the complaint.
Tell the customer to contact the takeaway directly.
After an inspection, the EHO gives the business a rating of '5'. What does this mean?
The business has failed the inspection.
The business needs to make minor improvements.
The business is average.
The business has the highest standard of food hygiene.
During an inspection, which of the following is an EHO allowed to do?
Demand a free meal.
Take photographs of the premises.
Look through the staff's personal lockers.
Change the menu.
If a business is taken to court for breaking food safety laws, what role might the EHO play?
Act as the judge for the case.
Defend the business owner.
Give evidence about what they found during their inspection
Pay the fine for the business.
What is one thing an EHO will definitely check during an inspection?
The price of the food on the menu.
ow much profit the business makes.
The chef's qualifications from college.
That there is a HACCP plan to control hazards.
An EHO finds a few problems, but nothing that would immediately make someone ill. What is the most likely action they will take?
Close the business down.
Do nothing and leave.
Tell the owners to improve within a set time and then return to re-inspect.
Issue an on-the-spot fine.
Where can a member of the public find a business's food hygiene rating?
On the business's tax records.
Only by asking the EHO directly.
On the Food Standards Agency website.
It is confidential information.
Who appoints Environmental Health Officers to their role?
The owners of large hospitality businesses.
The Food Standards Agency.
Local authorities.
The police.
What is one specific record book an EHO is allowed to check during an inspection?
The fridge and freezer temperature records.
The staff's salary records.
The business's bank statements.The customer booking diary.
The main responsibility of an EHO in the hospitality industry is to:
Help businesses write their menus.
Ensure all chefs are paid fairly.
Set the prices for food and drink.
Enforce the laws linked to food safety.
