Andorra: food inspections
Who inspects your kitchen, how an inspection works and whether there is a public hygiene rating.
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In Andorra the app follows Law 14/2012 and the 2000 food activities regulation, which fixes hot holding, cooling and reheating in law; the Ministry of Health inspects and there is no public rating.
- Inspection body
- Food Safety Service (Servei de Seguretat Alimentària), Ministry of Health
The Food Safety Service of the Ministry of Health inspects (Law 14/2012; official controls regulation of 9 December 2009). Inspections are risk-based. No fixed time between visits is published.
The inspector can require corrections, give warnings, or close the business for a time or for good if public health is at risk. Fines (Law 14/2012, art. 87): minor 150 € to 1.500 €, serious 1.501 € to 30.000 €, very serious 30.001 € to 90.000 € plus closure.
Hygiene rating
Andorra has no public hygiene rating, sticker or score, and nothing has to be displayed. Chef Hygiene shows no rating card for Andorra.
Official sources
- Government of Andorra (Govern)
- Law 14/2012, Consell General
- Official gazette (BOPA)
- Regulation on official controls (LEAP/UNEP)
- Regulation on food information to consumers (LEAP/UNEP)
This page is general information, not legal advice. Check with your local authority.