food safety

THE CONSULTANT’S VIEW: TIM SMALLWOOD FFCSI

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it, if you think about that, you’ll…

Food safety: the industry must adapt to combat outbreaks

Salads containing cyclospora may have unwittingly been the order of the day at McDonald’s this summer, with the chain blamed…

Opinion: kitchen design and food safety

When designing a commercial kitchen, many people are concerned with how the space will look, but they should be primarily…

Future proof food regulation in the UK

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published plans for future food regulation. The document called Regulating our future – why food…

Blog: how to report, respond and prevent food safety incidents

Public safety is paramount and even though most food businesses endeavour to source ingredients from reputable suppliers they could still…

Food safety training best way to ensure customer safety

Food handlers may be the main cause of food contamination if they do not follow good food hygiene and safety…

New Year resolution: review Your HACCP

  For many food businesses, their HACCP based food safety management systems were probably documented some time ago and may…

Grants and compliance dates announced by the FDA

Recognising that training is vital to a successful operation, the public health body has announced a new set of grants…

US companies continue to supply unethical seafood

A recent Greenpeace report has found that some of the largest US foodservice companies are failing to provide consumers with…

Protesters demand action from Olive Garden

The Good Food Now campaign has seen 130,000 protesters calling on Olive Garden, and its parent company Darden Restaurants, to…