The commercial kitchen is the heart of any food establishment, whether it’s a restaurant, café, care home or school canteen. It’s a busy space where meals are prepared and served to customers. However, with all … Read more
Food Traceability: Lets get your Records Straight
What is food traceability? The Food Standards Agency (FSA) defines food traceability as the ability to help keep track of ingredients and finished food products in the supply chain, which supports a swift and accurate … Read more
17 Acronyms Everyone Working in Food Manufacturing Should Know
Acronyms are designed to simplify life, but do they? How many times have you seen a series of letters and felt like you should know what they stand for? You might work in the food … Read more
New PPE Regulations 2022: A Quick Guide
The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022, also known as PPER 2022, will come into force on the 6th of April. Wondering what this means for your business? And if your responsibilities as … Read more
Are your Health and Safety Systems in need of Review?
If neglected, Health and Safety systems can quickly become ineffective. Regular checkups need to be made to ensure systems are operating effectively to reduce the risk of an incident. A survey conducted by the Department for … Read more
Workplace Stress – Not to be Ignored.
Stress Stress – state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Many of life’s demands can cause stress. The impact can often be temporary, but when it comes to long term … Read more
Why Improved Health and Safety = Improved Profits
Why do we often see Health and Safety as a burden without any reward? Spring Clean Accounts – check End of year returns – check Business profits and loses reviewed – check Productivity review – … Read more
Accidents at work – HSE Statistics (2015/16)
The organisation HSE have recently released their Health and Safety statistics for 2015/16 and the reports demonstrate that businesses continue to face big costs as a result of work-related injuries and illnesses. Some of the Health and … Read more