‘Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Catering 2016’ - BHA

The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has announced the intended publication of 'Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Catering 2016', which will be  recognised by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland. This new guide for caterers will help businesses serve food that is safe to eat and coincidentally follows on from the recent conviction and imprisonment of a restauranteur for causing the death of an allergen sufferer - see our article:  "Take allergies seriously or face jail".

The new guide is the first update to the guidelines for 20 years.

It has been put together by a team of food safety and risk experts from the BHA who have been working with the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland.

The guide will include:

• Information to be taken into account by Local Authority enforcement officers when carrying out inspections of your business
• The requirements of “How to comply with the law”
• Guidance to achieve the top score in the respective national Hygiene Ratings Scheme
• Requirements for premises and equipment
• Food hygiene and safety procedures
• Food safety management procedures and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) systems
• Advice on training requirements for different levels of staff
• Best practice arrangements that businesses may choose to implement beyond the scope of the law
• Advice on how to comply with the allergen requirements of the Food Information for Consumers Regulation 2014

The guide will be available following its official launch on Monday 11 July in hard copy (unit price £16 exc.VAT) or as a downloadable PDF (unit price £10 exc.VAT)

Further details on the BHA website.