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"A Proprietor of a food business shall identify any step in the activities of the food business which is critical to ensuring food safety and ensure that adequate safety procedures are identified, implemented, maintained and reviewed....." The Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995.

Food Safety comments on events and developments in key areas, including:

Legal obligations for businesses or individuals dealing in food and drink for the general public.

FOOD SAFETY

The complete range of nationally recognised food safety training certificates required are as follows:

FOUNDATION CERTIFICATE IN FOOD HYGIENE
Designed for all food handlers.

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED HACCP PRINCIPLES
Designed for HACCP team members, supervisors and managers in all aspects of the food industry.

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE IN FOOD SAFETY
Designed for supervisors and potential managers in catering and the food industry.

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN FOOD SAFETY
Designed for middle management and senior staff in every sector of the food industry who have a responsibility for food hygiene & safety.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Organisations are constantly having additional pressures regarding health and safety issues placed upon them, and yet it is an area that many still choose to ignore without having a full understanding of the consequences from a lack of action.

Failure to take responsibility for occupational health and safety within your organisation could lead to dire consequences. Not only do you risk large financial penalties, but most importantly your reputation could be at stake through public naming and shaming and as a result, your customers may even choose to remove you from their 'Approved Supplier' lists. Why subject your organisation to a criminal record and a hefty fine?

Choosing to implement a formal health and safety management system will ensure you stay on the right side of the law and brings with it a number of benefits including:

• Identification of legal and other requirements

• A clear structure for authority and responsibility

• Measurable objectives for improvement

• A structured approach to risk assessment

• A planned and documented approach to health and safety

• The monitoring of health and safety issues and auditing of performance

What's more, financial benefits can be gained as well that include:
• A reduction in accidents and occupational ill health

• A reduction in stress and an increase in productivity

• A reduction in the likelihood of paying legal costs and compensation

• An improvement in underwriting risk