Food Hygiene legislation update

Food hygiene changes in effect

The food sector is struggling to meet new European food hygiene legislation, which was implemented on January 1st 2006. Changes have been made so that it is much clearer what is expected of food businesses and producers to make sure their food is safe.

Among the new requirements is the writing of a hazard analysis. Food businesses need to put down on paper what food hazards exist in their business and what action they are taking to ensure their methods of production and services are safe.

Other key changes in the legislation deal with issues such as the trace ability of food, product recall of unsafe food, microbiological criteria of foodstuffs and the level of training staff will require. Recent reports have suggested that there are still a large proportion of smaller businesses who have not made any changes and potentially facing prosecution. Beyond Learning have been offering  level 3 certificate in implementing Food Safety Management procedures since the 1/1/06 and take up on the course has been fantastic.  If you are interested in booking your place  on this course or would just like some more information please call the team on 0191 5863355.