Category: Real World Food Safety Tips
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Foodborne illness can spread fast and damage trust quickly. Understanding common causes like norovirus, E. coli and Salmonella and controlling them with a strong food safety management system keeps customers safe and your business running smoothly, with organised digital food safety records always ready for inspection. This article looks at key hazards and what really…
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Running a food business can feel overwhelming. There’s food safety to manage, staff to support, customers to serve and paperwork that never seems to end. When things get busy, it’s easy to feel stretched and stressed. The good news is that efficiency isn’t about working harder or cutting corners. It’s about setting things up so…
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Food safety isn’t just about keeping things clean or following routines. Some of the most serious risks come from foods that look, smell and taste completely normal. You won’t always get a warning when something has gone wrong. One of the most dangerous examples is Clostridium botulinum. Botulism is rare in the UK, but when…
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Running a food business means doing lots of small things right every day. One of the most important is hand washing. It sounds basic, but it’s one of the biggest ways to stop germs spreading. When hand washing slips, food safety slips with it. Whether you run a café, takeaway, restaurant, food truck or production…
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Food safety often feels simple on the surface. Food looks fine. It smells fine. It tastes fine. So it must be safe. Sadly, that’s where many food businesses get caught out. The biggest risks in food safety are invisible. Bacteria and viruses can be present in food without any warning signs at all. If you…
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It’s All About the C’s Food safety can sound complicated. There are rules, records, checks and inspections to think about. When you’re running a café, takeaway, restaurant or food business, it can feel like just another thing on an already long list. But here’s the truth. Good food safety doesn’t come from doing everything at…