Do I Run A Food Business?
Do I run a food business? Starting a food business can be an exhilarating journey. It offers endless opportunities to showcase your culinary skills, creativity, and a passion for food. However, all food operators must…
What are the 4Cs of food safety?
Whether you manage an established commercial kitchen, oversee food manufacturing operations, or are expanding your team’s hospitality credentials, strict compliance with food safety is vital. Fortunately, a simple, universally effective framework for understanding and implementing…
Prepacked for Direct Sale Food – What You Need To Know
Pre-packed for Direct Sale Food: What You Need To Know The requirements for food labelling for prepacked food for direct sale (known as PPDS) has changed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. From 1st October…
HACCP: The Scientific Guardrail of Food Safety
HACCP: The Scientific Guardrail of Food Safety To protect your customers and maintain legal compliance, every commercial kitchen must follow strict HACCP food safety regulations UK laws. Specifically, under current statutory frameworks, running a food…
Food Allergy Awareness
Food allergies are a growing concern for both consumers and purveyors. A food allergy occurs when the body’s immune system reacts abnormally to certain food proteins. Symptoms can range from mild to severe, and in…
What does due diligence mean in food safety?
It is a legal requirement that anyone who produces, distributes or sells any food products must comply with food hygiene regulations. As part of this, being able to demonstrate that you are compliant is very…
Food Labelling Legislation Changes
Calorie labelling on food packaging has been in place for many years and gives consumers comparable information on how many calories that food contains per serving or 100g. The notable, perhaps, exception has been where…
Use by dates, Food poisoning & Foodborne diseases
So exactly what do the dates on your food mean? What is the meaning of a use by date? And why does bottled water have a use by date? In this blog post I’m looking…