Food Premises

Whether its just cooking at home, or at a commercial restaurant, food should always be prepared in a safe and hygienic way.

The Council regularly carries out the following:

• Investigates food complaints
• Provides advice and information to businesses and community
• Carries out regular food sampling from food premises
• Processes food stall applications 

Food Poisoning Complaints:

The initial investigation into foodborne illnesses should be carried out by the Health Protection Officer at Public Health South. They will discuss food history (what has been eaten in the past few days/week), symptoms etc. If it seems likely that the illness has resulted from a particular food premsies then the Lakes Environmental Health Officer will get involved and do a joint visit to the premises.

Contact a Public Health South Officer:

Susan Auty, phone 03 450 9160 or email susan.auty@southerndhb.govt.nz

Contact an Environmental Health Officer:

Contact an Environmental Health Officer to discuss anything relating to food premises, phone 03 450 0300 (Queenstown) or 03 443 0006 (Wanaka).