Food hygiene and safety guidance documents

We have produced guidance on food hygiene and safety for different types of businesses:

• Bed and Breakfast establishments and Guest Houses operators' guidance (PDF: 178Kb / 12 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety. It is for people running bed and breakfast establishments and guest houses. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the law.

• Catering and other Food Preparation Facilities. Guidance on compliance with Food and Hygiene and Safety Requirements (PDF: 300Kb / 22 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety. It is for people running catering and other food preparation businesses. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Catering from home safely

• Catering at street parties and church fetes

• Caterers at Outdoor Events - Food Hygiene Requirements

• Childminders and Nurseries. Guidance on Food Hygiene and Infection Control (PDF: 178Kb / 11 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety legislation. It is for childminders and people running nurseries. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Community Buildings. Guidance on Serving Food (PDF: 34Kb / 2 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety legislation. It is for people serving food in community buildings. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Food Vending Vehicles, Food Stalls and Marquees, including food stalls at Farmers' Markets. Guidance on compliance with Food Hygiene and Safety Requirements (PDF: 337Kb / 13 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety. It is for people preparing and selling food from mobile catering vehicles or from food stalls and marquees. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the law.

• Retail Premises. Guidance on Compliance with Food Hygiene and Safety Requirements (PDF: 340Kb / 11 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety. It is for people who run shops selling food. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Village, Community and Church Halls Hygiene and Safety Guidelines (PDF: 167Kb / 15 pages)
  Guidance on food hygiene and basic health and safety legislation. It is for those running village, community and church halls. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Food Handlers - Fitness to Work (PDF: 137Kb / 3 pages)
  Guidance to food handlers on whether they can continue working when they have been ill.

• Safer Cooked Meat Production: A 10-Point Plan (PDF: 40Kb / 3 pages)
  Guidance on how to cook meat safely. It is for people running any sort of food business. This includes caterers and retailers. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Temperature Control in Food Premises (PDF: 101Kb / 8 pages)
  Guidance on the temperatures at which food must be kept. It is for people running any sort of food business. This includes caterers and retailers. The standards mentioned are the minimum to comply with the legislation.

• Quick Guide for small-scale home producers. Guidance on chutneys, pickles, flavoured oils and jams (PDF: 268Kb / 6 pages)
  The guide provides a summary of food and safety and labelling advice. This is for small-scale home producers of chutney, pickles, flavoured oils and jams.