Coming into effect later in the year, Natasha’s Law is being introduced to protect allergy sufferers. This new legislation will impact businesses across the UK, who will be required to implement a food labelling system … Read more
BRC Storage & Distribution Issue 4: What Do I Need To Know?
As announced last year, BRCGS are introducing a new issue of the BRC Storage and Distribution standard. The new standard will come into effect as of the 1st May this year. The changes are intended to … Read more
Covid-19 – We’re Here to Help.
A Guide for Restaurants The hospitality sector is the third largest employer in the UK, and one of the potential industries that will be hit hardest during this pandemic. Many of our clients are facing … Read more
ATP Monitoring Systems and How They Are Helping the Brewery Industry
A major challenge for brewers is to make safe, quality beer that maintains consumer confidence, meets expectations and keeps costs and wastage to a minimum. Quality assurance for any business owner is majorly important, particularly … Read more
What is your Favourite Restaurant’s Food Hygiene Rating?
In recent news, thousands of restaurants came under fire after an investigation into 250,000 businesses discovered 1 in 20 (13,000) restaurants were given a failing hygiene rating by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). A fail … Read more
BRC Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue 6 – What You Need to Know
On August 1st 2019 BRCGS launched Global Standard for Packaging Materials Issue 6. Not only has the name changed, but also key protocol. Despite the changes being announced on the 1stof August, businesses will not … Read more
Brexit Proofing Your Food Business
With so much uncertainty surrounding Brexit, it is crucial that business owners are prepared for what is likely to be a challenging change to the market. Indecisiveness seems to be at the centre of Brexit, … Read more
Reducing the Risk of a Listeria Outbreak: What You Need To Know
It’s not uncommon to hear on the news at the moment of a ‘Listeria outbreak’. For many people just hearing that sentence causes panic, but how much do you really know about Listeria? The recent … Read more
Implementing a Positive Food Safety Culture: What You Need to Know
Creating a food safety culture is one of the most important jobs for any director in a food organisation. Creating and maintaining a positive culture can provide numerous benefits to your food business. Such benefits include encouraging … Read more
How Food Compliance Can Help Your Business Grow
With surveys showing that 61% of people said that they would not visit a restaurant or café with a Food Standards Agency Food Hygiene Rating of 2 or below, it goes without saying that demonstrating … Read more