Industry guides to good food hygiene

How to develop an industry guide

Food industry sectors wishing to develop a recognised guide should follow the ‘Industry guides guidance to development’. The guide describes the process and responsibilities for:

• project planning
• working group
• consulting
• scope, content and structure
• process for obtaining ‘official recognition’

An enforcement authority must have ‘due regard’ if a business is following advice in a recognised industry guide.

Existing industry guides 

The food industry guides to good hygiene practices that have already been developed and available to use include:

• Catering Guide: Industry Guide To Good Hygiene Practice
• retail
• wholesale distributors
• whitefish processors
• sandwich bars and similar food outlets
• sandwich manufacturing
• vending and dispensing 
• bottled water
• mail order food
• drinks and alcohol
• watercress