Food Safety
Allergenic Ingredients in Pre-Packaged Foods
Allergenic Ingredients in Pre-Packaged Foods In the hustle and bustle of modern-day life, pre-packaged foods have become indispensable for their convenience and diversity, catering to our ever-busy schedules and new and more varied diets. The rise in popularity of pre-packaged foods not only triggers concerns regarding nutrition, obesity and the environment but also introduces health…
Read MoreKeeping Food Safe in your Fridge
Keeping Food Safe in Your Fridge Keeping food safe in your fridge is crucial for protecting consumers. Proper food storage is key as it helps prevent spoilage and the growth of harmful bacteria, which in turn reduces the risk of foodborne diseases. This guide will give you an overview of the essential principles of food…
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 Safety Mistakes: What to Avoid and How
If you run a food business in the UK, maintaining proper food hygiene should be a priority. Poor food hygiene can risk both your business reputation and the wellbeing of your customers. So, to run a successful food business, you need to avoid rudimentary food safety mistakes and their consequences. Here’s our list of food…
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 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…
Read MoreStreet Food Hygiene: 5 Common Problems for Traders
There are a startling number of street traders in the UK. Every festival, high street, farmer’s market and shopping centre seems to have a stall, van or kiosk selling anything from sandwiches to sushi. It’s a multi-million pound industry which employs people from all cultures. Of course, street traders can fall victim to the same…
Read MoreWhat Does Best Before Mean? How to Understand Food Dates
Part of food hygiene doctrine is ensuring that all your produce is fresh and/or safe to eat. However, the food dating system can be difficult to understand. There are 4 main date types. You should base your actions on the date presented and whichever date type assigned to it. So, what does best before mean,…
Read MoreThe Importance of Handwashing in Food Service
The importance of handwashing in food service cannot be underestimated; it is a key tenet of good food hygiene. If you are preparing or serving food, at work or at home, wash your hands well and often, lest you face the consequences. Bacteria can spread easily from physical contact. In a kitchen, this means it…
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