00:01Leeds City Council is set to spend more than £570,000 a year on new food hygiene staff to cut
00:07a backlog of premises inspections.
00:10Eleven members of staff will be recruited to its environmental health team after concerns were raised over delayed visits to
00:17businesses.
00:18A council report said the Food Standards Agency called for action to meet inspection deadlines.
00:23There are raised concerns regarding the backlog as delays in undertaking food hygiene inspections can result in food safety issues
00:31not being addressed, increasing the risk to public health.
00:35The council's Food and Health team is currently delivering around 2,700 businesses a year.
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