'Germ watch' is about to hit Dover as part of national Food Safety Week.

Dover District Council’s Environmental Health team is encouraging everyone to think about the importance of food hygiene, and experts will be there for a special display at the Dover Discovery Centre.

During Food Safety Week, from 9-13 June, the health team will be out and about, raising the profile of food safety issues. On Tuesday 10 June, they will be conducting hand washing demonstrations, providing information, and handing out free fridge thermometers at the Dover Discovery Centre from 10am-4pm.

Food Safety Week is a national initiative led by the Food Standards Agency. The theme this year is 'Germ Watch', designed to raise awareness of good food hygiene practices, in particular in the home, especially the 4Cs, Cleaning, Cooking, Chilling and avoiding Cross-contamination.

For further information on food safety issues, please contact the DDC Environmental Health team on 01304 872216, or log onto www.dover.gov.uk/foodsafety