Food establishments

Food businesses are required to put in place, implement and maintain food safety procedures based on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP).

The Food Standards Agency have produced the Safer food, Better Business (SFBB) pack to help businesses comply with the law. It is designed to be practical and easy to use, and can be adapted to suit your business.

Safer food, Better Business (SFBB) packs available for download include:

• caterers (such as restaurants, cafes and takeaways)
• retailers
• Indian cuisine
• Chinese cuisine
• childminders
• residential care homes

Using SFBB will help demonstrate compliance with food hygiene law and it can help you get a better food hygiene rating, if:

• the pack is available at the premises when the business is open
• the 'safe methods' in the pack are completed for all your food operations, before you start food operations
• the pack is reviewed regularly and updated if your food operations change
• you fill in the diary every day and write down anything different that happens, including anything that goes wrong
• food handlers have been given training in your 'safe methods'
• the safe methods are being followed