melanieabigail2004
11-07-2008, 06:58 AM
Just thought I would pass on what the environmental food safety guy had to say when he did my visit yesterday.
I already had the food safety management pack (link below you can download it or order it via phone or email - I ordered it and it came with in a rather nice binder!!)
http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/regulation/hygleg/hyglegresources/sfbb/sfbbcaterers/
I hadn't completed it yet though and he said I must complete the first section as it basically shows you have covered all the hazard analysis critical control points - he said its easier than trying to do your own. In english that means completing a comprehensive risk assessment of your kitchen and practices etc!
However he said don't bother with the diary section as I already log the temps of both fridges and freezers every day. I showed him my log book and he said I should add a column and include the temp of the main hot meal of the day once I had temp probed it and that would be enough.
I also asked him when they would be issuing a pack that actually relates to what we do. I pointed out that we are the same as nurseries and there are tons of them so why haven't we all got a pack that works for our setting??? He took my point on and said that it was in the pipeline and we should see something in the next couple of years - won't hold my breath!!!!
Thought this might be of interest . . . .!
Mel
:)
I already had the food safety management pack (link below you can download it or order it via phone or email - I ordered it and it came with in a rather nice binder!!)
http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/regulation/hygleg/hyglegresources/sfbb/sfbbcaterers/
I hadn't completed it yet though and he said I must complete the first section as it basically shows you have covered all the hazard analysis critical control points - he said its easier than trying to do your own. In english that means completing a comprehensive risk assessment of your kitchen and practices etc!
However he said don't bother with the diary section as I already log the temps of both fridges and freezers every day. I showed him my log book and he said I should add a column and include the temp of the main hot meal of the day once I had temp probed it and that would be enough.
I also asked him when they would be issuing a pack that actually relates to what we do. I pointed out that we are the same as nurseries and there are tons of them so why haven't we all got a pack that works for our setting??? He took my point on and said that it was in the pipeline and we should see something in the next couple of years - won't hold my breath!!!!
Thought this might be of interest . . . .!
Mel
:)