FOOD HYGIENE Food For Thought
Anyone involved in commercial food preparation, whether food service, manufacturing or retail, knows that food safety is vitally important. UK food safety law requires businesses carry out a verifiable assessment of their operation to identify potential food safety risks and take steps to manage them. Inspection, prevention and being able to demonstrate due diligence are crucial to ensuring customer safety and the long-term future of catering contracts.
New technologies such as Checkit have the capacity to improve day- to-day efficiencies by removing the requirement for paper records. The wireless monitoring system enables businesses to comply with rigorous HACCP plans by providing an automated and accurate picture of temperatures throughout the kitchen (or even across multiple locations), using handheld devices and fixed temperature sensors.
We have already seen with the new allergen legislation that food safety standards are becoming increasingly tough. I predict that this trend will continue throughout the sector with harsh penalties dispensed to those that do not comply. For example, we already have food manufacturing customers that are required to install continuous temperature monitoring in all of their refrigeration units and control points. Checkit makes delivering this level of credible data really straightforward. It's easy to implement and easy to manage.
Food safety law is criminal law. Worst case scenario, a business whose hygiene standards fail through 'culpable negligence' or 'recklessness' will face prosecution, substantial fines and possible imprisonment. Endangering people's lives through poor food safety measures is frankly,
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Endangering people's lives through poor food safety measures is frankly, inexcusable.
inexcusable. Especially, when there are systems that can simplify the process and bring peace of mind to anyone working in the industry. Well-kept and accurate temperature records will help satisfy your local Environmental Health Officer's requirements and avoid unnecessary civil penalties, enforcement notices and possible licence revocation further down the road.
Good Practice When it comes to food safety it’s essential that every staff member understands good practice and
Ensuring that food hygiene standards are up to scratch is an essential part of any food preparation business. Martin Nash, Checkit Product Line Manager at Elektron Technology explains how these standards can be met, and gives his top tips on ensuring food hygiene.
what the consequences for non- compliance would be. Expectations and standards are being raised constantly so staff must be engaged in this process and value its worth. Installing a system that records automated temperature readings can really help deliver a cost effective and reliable solution – making life for staff and business owners much simpler.
Food business owners are responsible for ensuring that suitable facilities, training and equipment are provided to all staff. While employees are responsible for using equipment properly, keeping it clean, maintaining proper records and reporting problems to their line manager. Checkit is so simple to use that the requirements for staff training are minimal. Responsibilities can be assigned to individuals and all the data is automatically logged. The powerful reporting function enables managers to clearly define the parameters and to track and analyse a range of variables.
Top Tips For Ensuring
Good Food Hygiene Rather than putting more effort into food safety, businesses should consider how and where they can automate food safety monitoring and drive process efficiency. With the right systems in place, it’s possible to minimise the effort whilst improving accuracy and minimising risk. Why not see food safety as an opportunity to streamline operations? You can reduce the need for manual checks, help control energy costs and reduce food wastage, as well as protecting your customers and business.
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