Food Hygiene Law - new law applied in the UK as of 1st January 2006

New food hygiene laws were introduced and applied in the United Kingdom on the 1 January 2006. These new laws and regulations affect all food businesses, including Manufacturers, Caterers, Distributors, Primary Producers and Retailers.

Does the business need to be registered?

All food businesses will need to register their place of work, (premises), with their local authority.

Food business owners and proprietors should directly approach the relevant local authority, where your premises will be situated, before they open and strat trading.

What training will my staff need?

All food handlers must recieve adequate training in food hygiene. This will enable them to handle the food safely. Many employers use online training to satisfy this peice of legislation which allows their staff to gain a Food Hygiene Certificate. This is now known as a Food Safety Certificate under the new legislation. Food Handlers should be trained to the Level 2 Standard.

Those who are responsible for developing, maintaining and updating the company's Food Safety Procedures must have recieved adequate training. The company should have a fully maintained and up to date HACCP Plan. This should once again be maintained by somebody who has recieved adequate training in the HACCP Principles. The most common source of this training is online with a specialist provider. HACCP Level 3 Training is the most desirable level of training for Managers or Supervisors who will be undertaking these tasks.

So how do I become compliant with the new food hygiene law?

The fastest and easiet way to bcome compiant with the new food hygiene law and regulations is to put your staff through Food Hygiene Training using a certified online training provider. Train4HACCP are certified by the CPD Certification Service, (Continuing Profession Development). This means that all of our online Food Hygiene Courses, Online HACCP Training and Food Hygiene Certificates have all being audited and certificated by the CPD Certification Service.

Will a local authority accept online training instead of classroom training?

Yes. Online Food Hygiene Training and HACCP Training is an extremely popular alternative to conventional classroom training - and keeps growing. There has being a significant drive from classroom training to online training in recent years. Factors including faster internet speeds, convinience and cost have directly atrributed to this. Local Authorities recognise and accept that Online Food Hygiene Training and Online HACCP Training are valid ways to comly with Food Hygiene Law.

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