Posts Tagged ‘Food Safety’
Food Hygiene in Early Years Settings: A Guide
Being conscious of food hygiene in early years settings is part of your legal responsibility regarding children under 5 in your care. Fortunately, proper food hygiene training will help you successfully fulfil this requirement. This responsibility will likely be part of your job description if you are one of the below: Nursery Assistants Childminders Nannies…
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 MoreHow long does a food hygiene course take?
You need to set aside time for food hygiene training to fulfil the legal requirements if you work around food. But exactly how long does a food hygiene training course take? Level 1 Time taken to complete: Typically, around 1 hour for an online course such as Level 1 Food Hygiene Training. Food hygiene training…
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 MoreMastering the ‘Clean As You Go’ Policy
The ‘clean as you go’ policy is standard working practice in the food industry. It is one of the simplest, most reliable methods of meeting the food hygiene standards required by the Environmental Health Office (EHO). What Is ‘Clean As You Go’? ‘Clean as you go’ is a policy of responding to the cleaning needs…
Read MorePreparing For The EHO Visit: A Checklist
What does an EHO Visit consist of? If you prepare food for public consumption, you will eventually be visited by the Environmental Health Officer. The It is a legal requirement that they visit. As a food provider, you are legislatively bound to accommodate their visit and give them access to your premises. However, preparing for…
Read MoreThe Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Guide
If you handle or prepare food in work, you should know about the food hygiene rating scheme. Every eligible business in England, Wales and Northern Ireland must have a rating. It is an indication of how the local Environmental Health Officer (EHO) has graded your premises, according to the national food safety standards. It is…
Read MoreTypes of Food Hazard: What You Need to Know!
There is somewhat of a ‘not-so-fantastic-four’ of types of food hazard, which you should come to know almost instinctively. These groups cover all of the common and most of the uncommon food dangers that you may encounter within the kitchen. Chemical Hazards Obviously, the chemical agents with which we clean the kitchen are not for…
Read MoreWhat Can An Environmental Health Officer Do?
When the EHO comes calling, you can be sure that the visit is serious. The government created this agency to ensure that you meet your legal requirements for food hygiene training. So, what can an Environmental Health Officer do? In short, the EHO has the power to fine, prosecute and potentially condemn you and your…
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