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Good Hygiene Practice
Introduction About this Guide
To build a successful business, all caterers want and need to The guide provides information on legal
serve safe food. The Food Industry Guide to Good Hygiene obligations for caterers and what they need
Practice: Catering Guide is intended to give advice and to do to comply with food hygiene law, as
guidance to caterers on how to comply with their legal well as other aspects such as good practice,
obligations under Retained EU law Regulation (EC) No which are not legal requirements, but are
852/2004 (as amended) on the hygiene of food stuffs and with likely to contribute to the overall
Retained EU law Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (as amended) achievement of food safety and customer
on General Food Safety Law. satisfaction. This guide has been developed
by the food industry and is recognised by the
The text is intended to apply to all UK jurisdictions unless Food Standards Agency and Food Standards
specific national variations are noted. For Northern Ireland, Scotland in accordance with Article 8 of
references to Retained EU law should be read as meaning EU Retained Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004.You
Law. In Northern Ireland, EU food law continues to apply, as are not legally obliged to follow this guide
listed in the Northern Ireland protocol. Retained EU law does and may choose other ways to meet the
not apply in these circumstances. regulations if you wish. However, you are
encouraged to use the guide on a voluntary
basis. The guide has no legal force and its
use by food businesses is not obligatory, but
Local Authority enforcement officers may
take account of its contents when carrying
out an inspection of your business. MAY/JUNE. 2023 | ISSUE 30
The BSA recommends this UKHospitality
Good Hygiene Practice Catering Guide to its
readers where required.
www.beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk
