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Guidance for businesses on bulk freezing food products originally intended to be supplied and sold as ambient or chilled products.
If you run a food business, you must make and follow a system for managing…
Thorough cooking kills harmful bacteria. Undercooked food can cause food…
Chilling food Chilled food must be kept at 8°C or below. This is a legal…
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). You must be able to prove…
This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Cross-contamination is…
When you store and transport food make sure that: food is in packaging or…
You must store and remove food waste and rubbish safely. If you do not,…
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) proficiency testing (PT) samples for food microbiology in freeze-dried format.
How to handle fish and fishery products that are intended to be eaten raw or lightly cooked in food businesses and restaurants.
This document provides a current list of designated persons currently subject to an asset freeze under UK freezing orders (Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001).
Chilling, freezing and defrosting food properly helps stop harmful bacteria from growing.
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