The perfect fit for your business
Food safety management systems written just for you with your own branding - food safety your way!
Our Environmental Health Practitioner will visit your hospitality business and talk through the food safety policies best suited to your activities. We will then document your safe methods to meet UK legal requirements and provide you with all the food safety paperwork required. We also assess the suitability of your premises set-up for hygienic food service and provide a written report with any recommendations for improvement.
A closer look at a typical system...
the safe methods manual
This book documents all your food safety policies - from the criteria you use to select your suppliers, to the temperatures food is cooked to. Our EHP will talk through the safe methods recommended by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), so you can decide whether to adopt these methods or tell us your alternative way. If you present alternative safe methods, we can advise on their suitability.
All bases covered
Whether you operate a typical hospitality business or offer something a little different, we will provide the legally required assessment based on HACCP principles. Many activities can be assessed using the simplified method advocated by the FSA, but if you prepare food that is higher risk (such as oysters or steak tartare), we will complete a full HACCP assessment.
Staff training resource
UK food safety law requires business owners to provide staff with training relevant to their responsibilities. Each safe method has a table to record which staff have been trained to follow your policy. Training your team to prepare food safely has never been easier!
The food hygiene diary
The food hygiene diary contains all the food safety checks completed during service. Typically, these will be
- Opening & Closing Checks
- Fridge & Freezer Temperatures
- Delivery Checks
- Cleaning Schedule
- Food Temperatures
- Probe Calibration
- Waste Log
Normally presented in a 4-week wire-bound A4 book, although a diary length up to 6 months can be designed (depending on trade levels).
Businesses receive both printed and PDF versions of bespoke systems, allowing them to choose whether to restock on printed diaries from us or print their own as required.
The Office File
The Office File is a ring-binder containing the less frequent forms that don't need to be stored in the kitchen. As they are bespoke, the contents will reflect your business activities. We can add, for example, temporary events checks if you attend markets, or an audit tracker if you take up the option of regular food safety checks we provide. Common to most systems will be
- Training Records
- Approved Suppliers
- Maintenance Log
- Chemical Risk Assessments
- Allergen Matrix
- Medical Questionnaire
- Incident Forms
- Management Audits
We provide enough printed sheets to get you started, with the option to print additional sheets from the PDF version provided.
What our customers think...
Scott Barlow -Barlows Butchers, Nottingham
"I highly recommend Michael and Caterers Choice Food Safety for anyone in need of a tailored food safety management system. As a business owner with multiple food establishments, we required bespoke solutions to effectively monitor and record our food safety practices. Michael's understanding and extensive knowledge in this field were invaluable. He truly went above and beyond to ensure that the systems he developed were perfectly suited to our unique needs. His dedication and expertise have made a significant difference in our operations, and I am confident he can do the same for others."
We design bespoke food hygiene diaries
We can design bespoke food hygiene diaries for your business, even if you do not have a CCFS food safety management system. Complete with your own business branding, tailored cleaning schedule, and only containing the checks relevant to your activities. We can even set up a subscription so diaries are automatically delivered to your premises when required, without the need for re-ordering!
HOW IT WORKS
Use our contact form to express an interest in bespoke food hygiene diaries and we will send you an online questionnaire. This will provide us with all the info we need to design your diary. You can send us your logo by email or through our image upload form. We then send you a payment link to set up a subscription through our payment provider Stripe. We will send four 4-week diaries to your business every 16 weeks for £29.99 (including free delivery).
OUR DIARIES
Our diaries are professionally printed on high quality 80gsm A4 paper. The wire-bound books come with card covers, with your business name and logo printed in colour.