Understand how to report suspected food crime
Food crime affects you and those closest to you.
If you believe you're a victim or have information regarding suspicions of food crime, please take the time to report it. Please provide as much detail as you can so we can effectively target those involved.
To report suspected food crime:
Crimestoppers host the online form and Hotline. They're a widely respected and independent charity which, for many years, has been the link between members of the public and industry wishing to anonymously report their concerns to law enforcement agencies.
The information you provide, no matter how insignificant you may believe it to be, could be key to dismantling and bringing to justice those involved in food crime.
The Hotline has allowed us to gather vital intelligence to target those involved in food-related criminal activities. It just takes one call or report via our online form to report criminal activity. This will help to prevent food crime which may have great economic cost or pose a risk to public health.
If you've a food hygiene issue or complaint about a food business then this should be reported to your local authority environmental health department. This includes incidents involving poor food hygiene, a foreign object in your food, allergy concerns, labelling issues or the cleanliness of facilities.
