Complaints about food businesses

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Council's Environmental Health Officers investigate food safety complaints made about businesses that trade within the Surf Coast Shire.

Examples of such complaints include:

  • Food poisoning
  • Unclean food business
  • Unhygienic food handling practices
  • Foreign object found in food
  • Unsatisfactory food labelling
  • Unsatisfactory allergen management controls

When reporting a complaint the following information is requested:

  • Name and address of business
  • Date and time of incident
  • Other relevant details such as food consumed, description of person who served you and/or any food poisoning symptoms experienced

Your contact details (so that an officer can contact you to confirm any other specific details required)


To make a complaint:

  • Email details to info@surfcoast.vic.gov.au; or
  • Phone (03) 5261 0600; or
  • Visit Council's Main Office at 1 Merrijig Drive, Torquay VIC 3228.