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NEWS STORY
NEW BRC FOOD HYGIENE GUIDE PUBLISHED
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| July 29, 2009 |
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A new British Retail Consortium (BRC) Guide is published today (Wednesday) providing retailers with advice on how to comply with food hygiene legislation.
The Food Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Retail Guide has been developed with close collaboration with the Food Standards Agency (FSA). It provides practical guidance on how businesses should meet food safety requirements.
The Guide will help all businesses work towards a consistent level of food hygiene.
Andrew Opie, BRC Director Food Policy, said: "The BRC's Retail Guide is an effective tool to help retailers understand how to meet food hygiene legislation.
"The Guide is officially recognised by the Food Standards Agency. It provides businesses – both large and small - with useful explanations and practical guidance on how to meet food safety requirements and to show enforcement officers that regulations are being complied with."
Sarah Appleby, Head of Enforcement, Food Standards Agency said: "Good food hygiene should be at the heart of any well run food business. Although, the use of this guide is optional and businesses can choose to comply with legislation in other ways, those that follow the Guide may find it easier not only to abide by the law but also demonstrate they are doing so to enforcement authorities. That's why the FSA has officially recognised the Guide as an effective, useful tool which will help to embed food hygiene law into the day to day running of your business."
Easy ways to order with TSO:
By email:
Email your order to  customer.services@tso.co.uk
By telephone:
+44 (0)870 243 0123
By textphone:
+44 (0)870 240 3701
By fax:
+44 (0)870 243 0129
Notes to Editors:
1) The Guide:
- is available from TSO
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/retailguide
- helps firms to adopt the internationally recognised food safety management tool - hazard analysis and critical control points (haccp)
- provides advice to retail businesses on how to comply with:
- regulation (ec) no 852/2004 on the hygiene of food stuffs
- food hygiene (england) regulations 2006 as amended and the equivalent regulations in the devolved nations
2) areas of good practice covered by the guide include:
- temperature control
- product handling
- cleaning
- personal hygiene
- display of open foods
- supervision, instruction and/or training
- pest control
- equipment and facilities
- structure
- documentation, monitoring and records
- emergency procedures
- transport
- moveable/temporary premises
media contacts: BRC press office 020 7854 8924 out of hours 07921 605544
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