Countries
Chef Hygiene follows the food hygiene rules of each country: its own inspector, its own temperatures, its own papers. Pick your country to see its rules.
United KingdomInspection body: Food Standards Agency (FSA) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Food Standards Scotland (FSS) in Scotland; the local council inspectsPublic rating: YesLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
IrelandInspection body: Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI); restaurants and takeaways are inspected by the HSE National Environmental Health ServicePublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
IcelandInspection body: Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (Matvælastofnun, MAST); restaurants are inspected by the municipal health inspectorates (Heilbrigðiseftirlit)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Íslenska, EnglishSee the rules
United StatesInspection body: State, county or city health department (the FDA publishes the model Food Code that states adopt)Public rating: In some placesLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
CanadaInspection body: Provincial and territorial governments and their health authorities (the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, CFIA, covers only food traded between provinces, imported or exported)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
FranceInspection body: Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (Direction Départementale de la Protection des Populations, DDPP)Public rating: YesLanguages in the app: Français, EnglishSee the rules
SpainInspection body: Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición, AESAN)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Español, EnglishSee the rules
NetherlandsInspection body: Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit, NVWA)Public rating: YesLanguages in the app: Nederlands, EnglishSee the rules
BelgiumInspection body: Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen, FAVV; Agence fédérale pour la Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire, AFSCA)Public rating: YesLanguages in the app: Nederlands, Français, EnglishSee the rules
PortugalInspection body: Food and Economic Safety Authority (Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica, ASAE)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Português, EnglishSee the rules
GermanyInspection body: Food control office of the district or city (Lebensmittelüberwachung, also called Veterinär- und Lebensmittelüberwachungsamt)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Deutsch, EnglishSee the rules
AustriaInspection body: Food control of the federal state (Lebensmittelaufsicht); in Vienna the Market Office MA 59 (Marktamt)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Deutsch, EnglishSee the rules
PolandInspection body: State Sanitary Inspection (Państwowa Inspekcja Sanitarna, “Sanepid”)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Polski, EnglishSee the rules
RomaniaInspection body: National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA, Autoritatea Națională Sanitară Veterinară și pentru Siguranța Alimentelor)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Română, EnglishSee the rules
ItalyInspection body: Local health authority (ASL, Azienda Sanitaria Locale), food hygiene service SIANPublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: Italiano, EnglishSee the rules
GreeceInspection body: Hellenic Food Authority (Ενιαίος Φορέας Ελέγχου Τροφίμων, EFET)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Ελληνικά, EnglishSee the rules
DenmarkInspection body: Danish Veterinary and Food Authority (Fødevarestyrelsen)Public rating: YesLanguages in the app: Dansk, EnglishSee the rules
SwitzerlandInspection body: Cantonal food control (Kantonschemiker/in, Kantonales Laboratorium), supervised by the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (BLV)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Deutsch, Français, Italiano, EnglishSee the rules
LuxembourgInspection body: Luxembourg Veterinary and Food Administration (Administration luxembourgeoise vétérinaire et alimentaire, ALVA)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Français, Deutsch, EnglishSee the rules
CyprusInspection body: Public Health Services of the Ministry of Health (Υγειονομικές Υπηρεσίες)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Ελληνικά, EnglishSee the rules
MaltaInspection body: Food Safety and Security Authority (FSSA, Awtorità għas-Sigurtà tal-Ikel)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
SwedenInspection body: Municipal environment and health committee (kommunens miljö- och hälsoskyddsnämnd), led by the Swedish Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Svenska, EnglishSee the rules
NorwayInspection body: Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)Public rating: YesLanguages in the app: Norsk bokmål, EnglishSee the rules
FinlandInspection body: Municipal food control (kunnan elintarvikevalvonta), led by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto)Public rating: YesLanguages in the app: Suomi, Svenska, EnglishSee the rules
CzechiaInspection body: Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority (Státní zemědělská a potravinářská inspekce, SZPI)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Čeština, EnglishSee the rules
HungaryInspection body: National Trade and Consumer Protection Authority (Nemzeti Kereskedelmi és Fogyasztóvédelmi Hatóság, NKFH)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Magyar, EnglishSee the rules
CroatiaInspection body: State Inspectorate, sanitary inspection (Državni inspektorat, sanitarna inspekcija)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Hrvatski, EnglishSee the rules
BulgariaInspection body: Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (Българска агенция по безопасност на храните, BFSA / БАБХ)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Български, EnglishSee the rules
SlovakiaInspection body: Regional public health offices (Regionálne úrady verejného zdravotníctva, RÚVZ), under the Public Health Authority (Úrad verejného zdravotníctva SR, ÚVZ SR)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Slovenčina, English, MagyarSee the rules
SloveniaInspection body: Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (Uprava za varno hrano, veterinarstvo in varstvo rastlin, UVHVVR)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Slovenščina, English, Italiano, MagyarSee the rules
EstoniaInspection body: Agriculture and Food Board (Põllumajandus- ja Toiduamet, PTA)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
LatviaInspection body: Food and Veterinary Service (Pārtikas un veterinārais dienests, PVD)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
LithuaniaInspection body: State Food and Veterinary Service (Valstybinė maisto ir veterinarijos tarnyba, VMVT)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
LiechtensteinInspection body: Office of Food Inspection and Veterinary Affairs (Amt für Lebensmittelkontrolle und Veterinärwesen, ALKVW)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Deutsch, EnglishSee the rules
San MarinoInspection body: Social Security Institute (Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale, ISS), Prevention Department, Veterinary Health and Food Hygiene unitPublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: Italiano, EnglishSee the rules
GibraltarInspection body: Environmental Agency (the Chief Environmental Health Officer)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
MonacoInspection body: Department of Health Action (Direction de l'Action Sanitaire, DASA), Health and Food Safety DivisionPublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: Français, EnglishSee the rules
MoldovaInspection body: National Food Safety Agency (Agenția Națională pentru Siguranța Alimentelor, ANSA)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Română, EnglishSee the rules
AndorraInspection body: Food Safety Service (Àrea de Seguretat Alimentària), Ministry of HealthPublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
SerbiaInspection body: Veterinary inspection (Veterinarska inspekcija, Ministry of Agriculture) for food safety; sanitary inspection (Sanitarna inspekcija, Ministry of Health) for premises, water and staff healthPublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
JerseyInspection body: Environmental Health, Government of JerseyPublic rating: YesLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
GuernseyInspection body: Office of Environmental Health and Pollution Regulation, States of GuernseyPublic rating: YesLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
Isle of ManInspection body: Environmental Health Unit, Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
TürkiyeInspection body: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: Türkçe, EnglishSee the rules
MontenegroInspection body: Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Administration (Uprava za bezbjednost hrane, veterinu i fitosanitarne poslove)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
Bosnia & HerzegovinaInspection body: The entity inspectorates: the Federation (the Federal Inspection Administration and the cantonal inspectorates), Republika Srpska (the Republic Inspection Administration) and the Brčko District Inspectorate; rules set by the Food Safety Agency of Bosnia and HerzegovinaPublic rating: NoLanguages in the app: Hrvatski, EnglishSee the rules
KosovoInspection body: Food and Veterinary Agency (Agjencia e Ushqimit dhe Veterinarisë, AUV)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
AlbaniaInspection body: National Food Authority (Autoriteti Kombëtar i Ushqimit, AKU)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
North MacedoniaInspection body: Food and Veterinary Agency (Агенција за храна и ветеринарство, AHV)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules
UkraineInspection body: State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection (Держпродспоживслужба)Public rating: NoLanguages in the app: EnglishSee the rules