Safer food means better business in Wales

Thursday 13 March 2008

Food Standards Agency Wales has been working with local authorities all over Wales to help small catering businesses comply with food hygiene regulations and ensure that food is safe for customers to eat.

The Agency has sponsored workshops across Wales to train food business operators on 'Safer food better business', the Agency’s guide to food safety management. To date, approximately 650 people have attended 38 workshops, including specialist sessions aimed at Chinese and South East Asian restaurant owners.

Jane Davies, Assistant Director of Local Authority Enforcement, FSA Wales, said; 'These workshops have reinforced the messages given in the Safer food better business packs and have raised awareness among food business operators of the measures they need to take to ensure they are complying with food hygiene regulations and to plan and implement an adequate food safety management system. The packs and workshops deliver messages in a practical and easy to understand format to help operators overcome any problems they may have in understanding their legal requirements and to ensure they know how to prepare food safely, train their staff adequately and protect their business’ reputation.'

Further workshops are planned for later this year.