Food Safety Act Flashcards
Key aspects
*Covers the safe preparation, storage and
serving of food
• Requires the registration of food businesses •
- a ‘food business’ includes canteens, clubs and care homes
• Environmental Health Officers can:
- seize food that is thought to be unfit for consumption
- serve an improvement notice
- close premises causing a risk to health
• The CQC requires that care services ensure the food and drink they provide is handled, stored, prepared and delivered in a way that meets the requirements of the Act
Impact on care settings
•Employees must maintain high standards of personal hygiene
• Employees who prepare and serve food should be provided with training in food safety
• Food should be stored correctly
• Meals should be prepared, cooked and served hygienically and safely
• Food provided must be safe to eat
• Records must be kept of where food is from so that it is traceable
