New food hygiene
legislation affecting food businesses was introduced in the UK
in January 2006. The new food laws bring together and extend
the requirements of UK food hygiene laws.
But here’s the important bit - if you run a food business - you
have to have a documented food safety management
system. In other words, you need to say what you do to
make food that is safe to eat and have this written down.
The amount of documentation you
need is related to the type of food you prepare or handle
and the risks presented by your business. A full Hazard
Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system is more
suited to food manufacturers who produce larger amounts of
similar foods. This system doesn't easily work in
catering such as a restaurant or pub kitchen where the menu
continually changes and is made up of lots of different menu
items, and many people have had difficulty in understanding
it.
A lot of consideration was given to how smaller food
businesses could comply with these new requirements without
introducing an unnecessary burden. Following extensive
consultation with the food industry the Food Standards
Agency developed Safer food, better business
(SFBB).
SFBB is designed to be practical and easy to use and
will help you to:
- comply with the new regulations;
- show what to do to make food safely;
- train staff;
- protect your business's reputation;
- improve your business (by wasting less food, for
example).
SFBB is a simple fact sheet system that shows how to ensure that
the major potential hazards in a food business can be safely
controlled, namely those to do with:
Cross-contamination |
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Cleaning |
 |
Chilling |
 |
Cooking
& preparation |
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There are currently two SFBB packs available to businesses with
more at the design stage. Follow the links to find out more
about
the SFBB pack for
caterers and
SFBB pack for retailers.
For more information about Safer food, better business in
Suffolk follow the links below:
Safer food, better business - your questions
answered
Safer food, better business - contact
details
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