Health & Safety
Food Hygiene Legislation
Food Hygiene Legislation Learning and applying what you learn in a food hygiene course starts with understanding the basic food principles and what pieces of food hygiene legislation inform them. These regulations are not just there to teach you the best practice. They are there to ensure employers and employees are held accountable for food hygiene…
Read MoreFood Allergen Labels
Food Allergen Labels – Why They’re Important The food we eat undergoes a lot of inspection and must meet many requirements before it eventually reaches us – this is to keep us safe and to stop serious incidents of disease. However, between the food industry lacking in adhering to strict standards and population’s general mistrust…
Read MoreFood Hygiene at Christmas
Food Hygiene at Christmas Turkeys are tricky. The centrepiece of most household’s Christmas dinner is far more difficult to get right than many people realise. There are similar difficulties if you are at a hospitality venue during the Christmas season. Every year, the person or venue cooking the Christmas dinner can look up the best…
Read MoreFood Allergen Poster
Food Allergen Poster – Why You Need One The responsibility for alerting customers to the presence of an allergen or potential cross-contamination is firmly with the food supplier. To make this process easier, we’ve created a free food allergen poster for you to pin up in the kitchen. It details the 14 major allergens, as…
Read MoreBad Food Hygiene: What Does it Cost?
If you run a business, you often have to make a decision about the costs and benefits of staff training. We suggest you beware of the dangers of so-called ‘free’ courses, for example, as you tend to get what you pay for. Bad food hygiene practice, however, is always the most costly option. That said,…
Read MoreWhat are the 5 Food Safety Rules?
If you work in a role that involves handling, storing, serving, or preparing food in the United Kingdom, you need to know the basics of food safety. Here are 5 important food safety rules you should be sure to apply to your business. Rule 1: Maintain a high standard of food hygiene It’s essential to…
Read MoreFree Food Hygiene Certificates
If you handle food at work, it is a legal requirement that you receive food hygiene training to ensure the safety of the general public, your staff and your business reputation. To be on the safe side, many businesses insist that all staff who handle food must have a valid food hygiene training certificate. As…
Read MoreWhy is food hygiene and safety training important?
Learn the benefits of food hygiene certificates for businesses, of any type and any size!
Read MoreSustainability in the Food Industry: The Growing Trend
Lets take a look at the ever growing trend of sustainability and how this impacts food hygiene.
Read MoreFood Temperature Guidelines
What To Remember When Keeping The Temperature Right For Food Safety We thought we’d do a piece on food temperature guidelines for those who are unaware of the correct temperature certain foods should be stored at. The rules on what is and isn’t considered a safe temperature for the storage of food are really quite…
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