Posts Tagged ‘food hygiene training’
What can poor food hygiene cause?
If you work in a kitchen or otherwise prepare food as part of your job role, you have a legal responsibility to complete food hygiene training. This duty ensures the safety of you, your colleagues, and everyone that you are serving food to, whether those individuals are members of the public, people you care for,…
Read MoreCan I do online food hygiene training?
Food hygiene training is an important feature of your continuous professional development if you work in a kitchen, not to mention a legal requirement if you serve, prepare, handle, or otherwise come into contact with food at work. You might be familiar with having your workplace training delivered in a kitchen environment by a senior…
Read MoreWhat should food hygiene training cover?
If you own, run, or work in a food business in the United Kingdom, it’s your legal duty to take responsibility for food hygiene training. But when it comes to choosing the right food hygiene course for you, what should you be looking out for? The importance of food hygiene training at work Good food…
Read MoreIs food hygiene training a legal requirement?
There are a lot of misconceptions about the legal requirements surrounding food hygiene training in the United Kingdom. While it isn’t strictly the law that food businesses should make sure all staff have a food hygiene certificate, every food business must take responsibility for staff training and supervision when it comes to food safety. This…
Read MoreIs there a national register of food hygiene offenders?
As a paying customer, when it comes time for us to choose a place to eat, it doesn’t matter whether we’re simply grabbing a sandwich on our lunch break or booking a table in a fancy restaurant for a special occasion. In every possible scenario, we want to know for sure that our food is…
Read MoreSocial media and food hygiene ratings
The impact of social media on a customer’s decision to buy or consume food from your business is undeniable. Because the internet now has such a significant impact on our thoughts and opinions, it’s easy to understand why the influence of social media can shape our real-life decisions. As a food business owner, you should…
Read MoreFood Hygiene Training in 2020
There are many reasons why food hygiene training should be important to a food business, but as we go into the New Year, some of these reasons are only going to become more relevant. With the introduction of new technologies and ease of online access to reviews, ratings, and news articles about your business, if…
Read MoreFood Hygiene Mistakes
If you run a food business in the United Kingdom, maintaining a high standard of food hygiene should be a high priority to you. Without good food hygiene, you risk putting your customers in danger and ruining your business reputation. Both of these can lead to serious irreparable consequences. With that in mind, it should…
Read MoreFood Hygiene Inspections – Common Mistakes
When there’s a food hygiene inspector on your premises, it should be business as usual in terms of how you run your kitchen. You shouldn’t ever need to feel like you’re “acting up” to the standards of an inspector because, frankly, you and your staff should be employing best food hygiene practice day-to-day. After all,…
Read MoreWhen Will I Be Inspected on Food Hygiene Training?
If you run a business that sells, prepares, handles, or serves food in the United Kingdom, it’s very likely that you’ll be inspected on food hygiene and food hygiene training by your local authority. But when should you expect an inspector to visit, and what should you do to prepare? Registering As a Food Business…
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