How do I produce a written Food Safety Management System?
You are required by law to identify any steps in the way you operate your food business which are absolutely critical to food safety and to put in place suitable procedures to prevent any risk of illness to your customers. This is generally called Hazard Analysis. Your written Food Safety Management System needs to show that you have identified any hazards and have controls in place to ensure you produce, handle, and store food safely. The Food Standards Agency have produced a system which you can tailor to suit your catering or retail business. It is called Safer Food Better Business and you can download or order it from the Food Standards Agency.
You are required by law to identify any steps in the way you operate your food business which are absolutely critical to food safety and to put in place suitable procedures to prevent any risk of illness to your customers. This is generally called Hazard Analysis. Your written Food Safety Management System needs to show that you have identified any hazards and have controls in place to ensure you produce, handle, and store food safely. The Food Standards Agency have produced a system which you can tailor to suit your catering or retail business. It is called Safer Food Better Business and you can download or order it from the Food Standards Agency (external link).
