Safer Food, Better Business for Caterers

This food safety management pack has been developed to help small catering businesses such as restaurants, cafés and takeaways comply with new regulations introduced in January 2006.

This pack has been developed by the Food Standards Agency, working with catering businesses, to be practical and easy to use. Using this pack will help you to:

	Comply with the new regulations
	Show what you do to make food safely
	Train staff
	Protect your business's reputation
	Improve your business e.g. by wasting less food

	Cross-contamination	Personal hygiene Cloths Separating foods Pest Control Maintenance Food allergies Physical and chemical contamination
	Cleaning	Cleaning effectively Clear and clean as you go Your cleaning schedule
	Chilling	Chilled storage and display Chilling down hot food Defrosting Freezing
	Cooking	Cooking safely Foods that need extra care Reheating Ready to eat foods Checking your menu Hot holding
	Management	Opening and closing checks/Extra checks Prove it Training and supervision/Customers Suppliers and contractors/Stock control Safe method completion record
	Diary	Front and back cover Introduction Daily checks Week to view pages 4-weekly review Prove it records Staff training record Suppliers list Cleaning schedule