The proliferation of home cooking services that have come about following popular cookery & baking competitions on tv mean that a robust set of safety rules needs to be in place for the protection of the populace. The food standards agency (fsa) has set out a clear set of guidelines for starting a food business and running it safely. This includes hazard analysis and safety best practices. In your home basing preparation areas you have to ensure all these factors:
Ceilings, walls and floors must be easy to clean and be in good condition; doors and windows must be easily kept clean; surfaces kept in good condition and must be easy to keep clean; facilities to be able to wash food; facilities to store cleaning equipment; facilities to dispose of and store food waste appropriately; equipment which is all in good working orer and must be cleaned regularly. Fire risk assessment at the business premises must be undertaken regularly. Efforts to prevent pests from contaminating the business must be obvious.
Labelling of foods for sale have to comply with the latest legislation following some pretty dreadful cases of customers unknowingly eating ingredients they are allergic to. In every case this was becuase the labelling was incorrect, or the staff not trained adequately. or had not taken it seriously and thus may not have complied.
