Hygiene legislation
Food hygiene legislation affects all food businesses that regularly produce, handle, transport, process or supply food. This includes caterers, primary producers (such as farmers), manufacturers and retailers. How it affects you will depend on the nature of your business.
In this section you will find general questions and answers about food hygiene legislation, which are relevant to all food businesses. You can also find information for different sectors from the links below.
Food hygiene legislation - what you need to know
Thursday 24 August 2006
Information for caterers
Friday 9 September 2005
Information for local authorities
Friday 25 May 2007
Information for primary producers
Friday 27 October 2006
Information for retailers
Monday 4 December 2006
Information for the meat sector
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Safer food, better business
Thursday 21 February 2008
Scotland: CookSafe and RetailSafe
Thursday 26 May 2011
Northern Ireland: Safe Catering
Tuesday 18 April 2006
Industry Guides to Good Hygiene Practice
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Bacteria Bite Business
Tuesday 18 July 2006
Hygiene Guidance
Wednesday 19 July 2006
E. coli O157: control of cross-contamination
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Future food hygiene conference
Friday 27 May 2011
HACCP-based food safety management
Thursday 3 November 2011