Food business operators are required by law, to ensure that food handlers receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food hygiene in line with their work activity and should enable them to handle food safely. To help businesses ensure that employees are trained, we run a nationally recognised training course, the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering. This qualification replaces the former Foundation and Basic courses.
Read more about "Food safety training"...Work on a new café/restaurant in the heart of Felixstowe’s South Seafront starts next week – bringing a new exciting resort experience to the area.
Read more about "Work on new seafront eatery starts next week"...Waveney District Council is delighted that the historic and popular putting green on the seafront in Lowestoft is open this summer, thanks to a partnership with the charity Sense.
Read more about "New lease of life for putting green makes perfect sense"...Our Food and Safety team are formally notified by local doctors and local hospitals when people living in the district are found to be suffering from food poisoning.
Read more about "Food poisoning"...The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published guidance clarifying the steps that food businesses need to take to control the risk of contamination from the food bug E.coli O157.
Read more about "Preventing E.coli contamination"...People who work around open food while suffering from certain infections (mainly from bacteria and viruses) can contaminate the food or surfaces the food may come into contact with. This can spread infection to other people through the food.
Read more about "Preventing the spread of illness through food"...Food business operators have a legal responsibility to respond to food incidents, for example by withdrawing or recalling food from sale or supply. A food incident may occur when food produced by a business does not meet food safety requirements.
Read more about "Preventing and responding to food incidents"...The floodwater in your food business may contain sewage or other contaminants. Although this may be diluted there are some safety precautions you will need to take:
Read more about "Flooding advice for food businesses"...Lowestoft Port Health Authority extends along 17km (27 miles) of coastline and 12 miles out to sea. Our Food and Safety Team undertakes port health functions and carries out ship sanitation inspections within the confines of the port.
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