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Food you can trust. Our fundamental mission is food you can trust. By this, we mean that people can trust that the food they buy and eat is safe and what it says it is, and food is healthier and more sustainable.
Food safety - Food Standards Agency
Food safety advice Best before and use-by dates; Raw drinking milk; Handling flour and flour products safely; BBQs; Picnics; Community cooking; Providing food at charity events; Christmas food hygiene; Guidance for safe foraging; Food safety after a flood; Food safety in a power cut; Food safety in a heatwave
Key regulations - Food Standards Agency
Whether you work in a food business or you are a consumer interested in food law, there are general requirements that you should know about. This overview covers the main legislation on the following areas: food imports and exports; safety; traceability; labelling; product withdrawals and recalls; General Food Law. Codes of Practice
Online food safety training - Food Standards Agency
May 28, 2020 · We have free online food safety courses available to help you and your business comply with food hygiene and food standards. Our e-learning courses include: Allergen training; Root cause analysis training; Online food allergy training. We provide free online food allergy training. You can learn more about managing allergens in a kitchen as well ...
Managing food safety - Food Standards Agency
Food safety management is about complying with food hygiene and food standards. You must ensure that you have food safety management procedures in place. You also need to consider: the suppliers you use; how you trace the food you buy, and the food you sell to other businesses; how you transport food ; Managing food safety procedures
How to chill, freeze and defrost food safely
Don't place hot or warm food in your fridge. Instead, cool cooked food at room temperature and place in the fridge within one to two hours. To cool food quickly, divide food into smaller portions in containers or freezer bags before putting in the fridge or freezer.
Useful downloads and links | Food Standards Agency
our safer food, better business pack for retailers, containing relevant guidance and posters needed for food banks and other charity food providers in England and Wales. our safety management guides for businesses in Northern Ireland; our food safety checklist (PDF) to ensure your standards meet food safety inspection standards.
Food hygiene | Food Standards Agency
Food hygiene for businesses. Food hygiene requirements for your business and how to keep your food safe.
Handling flour and flour products safely | Food ... - Food Standards …
Apr 11, 2024 · Thorough cooking makes uncooked flour safe to eat. Food poisoning bacteria have been found in flour and pastry products in the UK, and there are examples from other countries where similar products have been linked to outbreaks of illness.
Storing and freezing food safely | Food Standards Agency
Food must be frozen before midnight on the use-by date and re-labelled correctly, following our guidance on bulk freezing of ambient and chilled foods. WRAP's labelling guidance for food redistribution may also help.