Latest Food Safety Guide Published
To help shopkeepers comply with food hygiene legislation, the sixth of a series of guides for the food industry has been published and is available to order from The Stationery Office. The guide sets out recommendations to help retailers meet the legal obligations put in place to maintain levels of food safety. It covers advice and guidance for butchers, grocers, greengrocers, fishmongers, delicatessens and supermarkets, as well as stores that offer food services as part of their overall service; petrol stations, newsagents and department stores for example.
The EU Food Hygiene Legislation is not the most complicated document in the world, but there are enough clauses and requirements to make this is a valuable guide for any company required to comply with the regulations and put in place a food safety management system based on the principles of HACCP.
The Food Standards Agency believes that the guide is a useful way to help retails meet legal obligations, though wants to make clear that the use of the guide is optional; food business operators can comply with the legislation in any other way.
