Understanding the effects of reductions in local government expenditure on food safety services in England, 2009–10 to 2019–20: a longitudinal ecological study
Spending reductions negatively affected the capacity of food safety teams to provide key services. Reductions in food safety expenditure significantly affected food hygiene staff levels and service provision. This finding raises concerns about the capacity of food safety teams to operate and the potential for increased public risk of gastrointestinal infections.
Authors
- Xingna Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8849-2112)
- Roger Gibb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-4616)
- Lauren Murrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0203-5074)
- Daniel Hungerford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-0163)
- Mark Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-6628)
- Helen E Clough
- Ben Barr
- Marie Anne Chattaway
- Iain Edward Buchan
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Public Health England (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Merseytravel (GB)
- Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections at University of Liverpool (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107146
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.02
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- University of Warwick