Newham Leads the Way in Food Safety Training
In the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games, Newham Council are starting a new scheme designed to help all hot food outlets and shops become better caterers. The Healthworks programme will help all outlets comply with EU food hygiene regulations by providing food officers to help workshops, one-to-one coaching and nutritional advice. The scheme is especially aimed at providing food safety training for those outlets that have had problems with food hygiene in the past.
Being the largest Olympic borough, it’s important that food outlets in Newham provide delicious and safe food to both the local residents and visitors for the Olympic Games. As part of the Standards Agency’s Safer Food Better Business scheme, over sixty workshops will take place over the next two years to ensure all businesses and staff understand the principles behind food safety and how to implement these principles in the workplace. Especially high on the priority list will be advice on how to store and serve food correctly, to avoid contamination and food poisoning.
As a country that has been mocked for its food for decades, perhaps the Olympic Games is our chance to show the world what we are really capable of doing!
