Italy: food inspections

In Italy the app follows EU Regulation 852/2004, the allergen decree D.Lgs. 231/2017 and the guidance of the regions and local health authorities (ASL); the ASL food hygiene service (SIAN) inspects.

Inspection body

Local health authority (ASL, Azienda Sanitaria Locale), food hygiene service SIAN

The local health authority (ASL) inspects restaurants through its food hygiene service (SIAN). It has other names in some regions: ATS in Lombardy, ULSS in Veneto and ASP in Sicily. The Carabinieri NAS, a health unit of the military police, can also inspect and tells the ASL what it finds.

Visits are based on risk. A new restaurant notifies the ASL through the town’s one-stop desk (SUAP). Fines include €1,500–9,000 for no registration, €500–3,000 for breaking hygiene rules and €1,000–6,000 for no HACCP-based procedures. The ASL can stop all or part of the business, and selling food in a bad state of preservation is a crime.

Hygiene rating

Italy has no public hygiene rating or sticker. Inspection results are not published for each business, and nothing has to be displayed.