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Reopening checklist for food businesses during COVID-19

A checklist to support food businesses to reopen safely during COVID-19 after a period of inaction. Planning and preparation for start-up Site checks Equipment checks Ingredient and product checks Social distancing measures Reopening your food business after a period of closure will require some extra checks alongside your ‘normal’ daily opening checks. These will help to make sure that your business can restart safely. You will need to maintain your basic hygiene standards and recognise the areas where greater attention will be required. A [...]

2020-06-20T17:58:31+00:00By FoodSafeSystem|Environmental Health, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, HACCP, Information, News, Restaurant Industry|

Why your Environmental Health Officer wants you to go digital

Why your Environmental Health Officer wants you to go digital As a good business, under European legislation, you are legally required to have in place a documented food safety, or HACCP policy.While the vast majority of establishments just print off and use the standard pages from the Food Standards Agency website, it is entirely up to the business itself as to what method they use as long as they can show a completed and reliable record of food safety [...]

2020-01-19T18:22:37+00:00By FoodSafeSystem|Environmental Health, Food Safety, Going Digital, HACCP, Refrigeration, Technology|

What is HACCP

What is HACCP Hazard analysis and critical control points, or HACCP (/ˈhæsʌp/), is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe and designs measures to reduce these risks to a safe level. Simply, HACCP is a way of managing food safety hazards. Food safety management procedures should be based on HACCP principles. HACCP involves looking closely at what you do in [...]

2020-01-19T15:08:48+00:00By FoodSafeSystem|HACCP|

Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Checklist

Having a commercial kitchen cleaning checklist is useful because it helps you stay organised and keep on top of food safety guidelines. When it comes to running a commercial kitchen, cleanliness is a top priority. Your customers not only appreciate a clean kitchen, but the law requires it. Whether you run a small restaurant, residential home, large hotel or global fast food chains, all kitchens must follow foodservice and health regulations. So what's essential to keep your kitchen [...]

2020-01-29T15:09:19+00:00By FoodSafeSystem|Environmental Health, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, HACCP, Information|