Food safety and hygiene Food safety management systems

If you are running a food business you are legally required to have an approved food safety management system in place to ensure food is safe for customers to eat.

Managing food safety procedures

You must put in place food safety management procedures based on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).

HACCP is a system that helps you identify potential food hazards and introduce procedures to make sure those hazards are removed or reduced to an acceptable level.

These procedures will help you produce and sell food that is safe to eat, providing you:

Find out more and download guidance from food.gov.uk

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