Part 3 Cleaning – 3 Key Points “Effective cleaning is essential to get rid of harmful bacteria, viruses and allergens to stop them spreading to food” I know from my long experience in catering that many chefs and cooks really don’t like washing up or cleaning, especially at the end of the shift and it’s time to go home. A quick spray of sanitiser, dry with the back of their apron and the job’s done. Looks clean, doesn’t it? Hmmm…… With a lot of small businesses, kitchen por

Part 2 – Cross-contamination Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) paperwork – is a bit of a drag, right? Okay, so it’s not the most exciting of jobs, but trust me it’s important. I urge you to take as much pride in the care and attention that you pay these records as you have in your food business itself. It’s the only measure your EHO has to gauge you with – impress him or her and it will pay dividends. This is essential if you want to achieve and maintain a 5* rating. For you

How to complete your SFBB In the first in this series, I will help you to complete your Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) to achieve a 5* food hygiene rating. The SFBB is your food business’ documented Food Safety Management System based on the principles of HACCPs (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). It’s very important that you keep your records up to date and that the documents relate to your business, regardless of how the business changes. Whether it be new e