Food Hygiene Standards
Responsible Body:
Food Standards Authority (FSA) and your Local Authority
Summary:
There are several regulations that apply to all businesses in the food supply chain including caterers, primary producers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The regulations set out basic hygiene principles, focusing on how to identify and control food safety risks at each stage of the process of preparing and selling food.
Food Standards Authority (FSA) and your Local Authority
Summary:
There are several regulations that apply to all businesses in the food supply chain including caterers, primary producers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The regulations set out basic hygiene principles, focusing on how to identify and control food safety risks at each stage of the process of preparing and selling food.
Key Requirements:
Most food businesses will need to register all of their premises with their local authority. Food business operators whose establishments are required to be registered should approach the relevant local authority, ideally before you open.
Rather than simply following a list of rules, the regulations let you assess the risk to food safety and then apply controls relevant to your own situation.
Rather than simply following a list of rules, the regulations let you assess the risk to food safety and then apply controls relevant to your own situation.
Penalties & Implications of non-compliance:
Various
Further Information:
Food Standards Agency: www.food.gov.uk.
Various
Further Information:
Food Standards Agency: www.food.gov.uk.