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It incentivises them to comply with food hygiene and safety laws and adopt high standards. By doing so, they will attract more customers, which will make them more profitable. The rating does not indicate the general quality of food or the standard of service provided to customers. The food hygiene rating scheme is not an endorsement of current standards but merely reflects the score we awarded a premises at the time of their inspection. Where can I find rating information?

It is not compulsory for you to have a food hygiene certificate, but if you are looking to start a food business, we recommend that you pursue a food hygiene qualification to improve your knowledge. The best rating you can achieve on the food hygiene rating scale is a 5. This is the highest rating and indicates that hygiene standards are excellent and that the business complies with all food safety laws, which means that no further improvements are needed in the establishment's food hygiene processes. How long do you have to appeal a food hygiene rating? Participants were asked about six potential changes to the regulatory approach. These were introduced through scenarios, setting out the potential change and what it might mean for specific businesses. Full details of the scenarios can be found in Chapter 4. The potential use of an independent audit for assurance:Following a hygiene inspection of your premises by a food safety officer from the City of London you will be told in writing, either at the time or within 14 days (this includes weekends and public holidays) what your food hygiene rating is. village halls, social clubs and churches that have wet sales or that undertake their own food preparation (eg lunch clubs)

participants were open to the idea of using third-party independent audits and internal audits. Participants thought this had the potential to free up resources to focus on higher risk or less compliant businesses. However, they wanted the FSA to oversee this to ensure inspectors carrying out independent audits were appropriately skilled and trained. This cookie is used to record what callouts have been dismissed during a session to ensure they do not re-appear. If an EHO finds that food safety and hygiene standards are very poor during an inspection, they can take enforcement action against the business owner. You need to tell customers if any food you provide contains any of the 14 allergens that are required to be declared as allergens by food law.views were mixed on this potential change. Some participants felt this would reduce costs and enable a focus on other higher risk businesses. However, other participants raised concerns about poor performing premises benefitting from an overall rating that did not reflect their practices.

There may be temporary differences between the rating displayed at a business and online rating for which there are valid reasons, such as: Good food hygiene is essential to make sure that the food you serve is safe to eat. It helps prevent food poisoning. This cookie is used to remember display settings for colour contrast and font sizes set by the user in the accessibility options panel. A low rating means poor food safety and hygiene standards. This can increase the risk of food poisoning, injury through foreign objects and allergic reactions.

Food businesses must use Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point ( HACCP) procedures or a HACCP-based Food Safety Management System such as the Safer Food Better Business Guide.