Safer food with smiley faces

The outcome of Danish authorities’ food inspections will now become available on the Internet.  It is the next step in the “smiley-approach”, introduced in 2001.

All of the Danish retail and catering establishments are smiley-inspected one to four times a year. These include supermarkets, groceries, bakeries, butchers, greengrocers, kiosks, restaurants, pizzerias, canteens, hog-dog stands and kitchens in hospitals and elderly homes.

4 smiley-faces symbolise the result and tell consumers how well shops and restaurants comply with the food regulation:
 

All retail establishments have to make the smiley face and enclosed report visible to the consumers and consequently shops and restaurants get an extra incentive to comply with the rules.

The results from the latest four inspections are visible on each Inspection Report, which gives consumers the opportunity to see how well a particular shop or restaurant has done over time. Via the Internet, the information will be more easily accessible to the consumers.

For further information:

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration - www.uk.foedevaredirektoratet.dk/Food/Smiley/forside.htm

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