Industry guides to good food hygiene
How to prepare and develop national guides for good hygiene practice.
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’
England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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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
