Food hygiene legislation
requires retailers to have a documented food safety
management system - it doesn't have to be Safer Food Better
Business (SFBB) but any alternative may involve a lot of work
for you if you do not already have such a system in place.
The SFBB pack for retailers is designed for small retailers
such as convenience stores, newsagents and health food shops, who
sell pre-packed food, where the cold chain must be maintained. It
includes a cooking and preparation section that covers specific
activities that are commonly undertaken in small retail shops such
as 'baking off' bought in products and preparing ready to eat. It
is not designed for specialist retailers such as butchers, bakers
or fishmongers.
You can
download the SFBB pack for retailers (new
window) and a guide explaining how to use it from the
Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. If you would like to
order a paper copy of the pack call FSA Publications on
0845 606 0667 or email
foodstandards@ecgroup.co.uk.
The SFBB retail pack is designed to be easy to
use and can easily be made to fit your business. Each SFBB
pack is split into five sections containing a number of fact sheets
called ‘safe methods’. Typical safe methods include instructions on
cooking food safely and reheating.
Decide which safe methods apply to your business, and then
follow them. There are about twenty safe methods in total but not
all of them will apply to all businesses.
A simple diary is also provided, for appropriate record keeping.
This also includes a four-weekly review to ensure that the document
remains up-to-date and to allow common problems to be identified
and addressed.
Diary refills available
Diary refills can be downloaded or printed off (new
window) from the FSA website. You can also order diary
refills from FSA publications (contact details above). You
should store all your completed diary pages safely until your
next visit from a member of the Food and Safety Team.
He or she may want to look at your diary pages. During the
visit, check how long he or she wants you to keep your diary
pages.
Free SFBB DVD
A free SFBB interactive DVD is also available to help you use
your pack and train your staff on SFBB. It has voiceovers in 16
languages: Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, English, Kurdish, Mandarin,
Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu,
Vietnamese and Welsh.
If you would like to order a copy of the DVD, call FSA
Publications on 0845 606 0667 or email
foodstandards@ecgroup.co.uk.
Where can I get more information about the regulations?
You can
visit the Food Standards Agency website (new
window) or contact the Food and Safety Team on
01394 444357 or email
foodsafetyteam@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk
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