Improve my food hygiene ratings and therefore our business by securing a good food hygiene rating standard. Find out more about food hygiene ratings -by Hospitality Training Partnership - a Birmingham based Food Hygiene & Food Safety Consultancy specialising improving food hygiene ratings. Hospitality Training Partnership guides you to maintain the best food hygiene ratings. Working also with www.pathwaycleaning.co.uk - we can offer a full service including duct, ventilation and extraction system cleaning. Certified to Tr19 Standards.

1. How do I get a five
star food hygiene
rating?

2. Why is my food hygiene
rating important?
The Food Standards Agency are giving consumers the
chance to choose restaurants and other food
establishments by their food hygiene rating – With:
Smartphone Apps with your hygiene rating visible
Imperatives to display your rating prominently
If you’re not proud of your rating – you SHOULD be…
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3. What are the inspectors
looking for?
Food hygiene inspectors are looking at:
1.
2.
3.
How hygienically the food is handled
The condition and structure of the buildings
How the business manages and records what it
does to make sure food is safe
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4. How do I improve/maintain
my hygiene rating?
Two key areas to focus on:
1.
Process – You need to ensure you have stringent
and thorough food safety processes in your
business
2.
Training – Your staff and managers need to
demonstrate that they understand and follow
food hygiene procedures
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5. The four C’s of food hygiene
and food safety
What the food hygiene inspectors are really
looking for…
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6. Cleanliness
Your establishment needs to be clean and have
process for staying clean, including:
• Cleaning schedules
• Clear and clean as you go
• Effective cleaning
• Hand washing
• Pest control
• Contamination
• Personal hygiene
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7. Compliance
It is vital that your business has clear procedures for
key food safety techniques:
• Food preparation
• Cooking of food
• Reheating and storage of food
• Chilling food
• Chilling hot food
• Defrosting
• Freezing
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8. Confidence in management
The food hygiene inspectors need to feel that the
managers have a thorough understanding of food
hygiene
• Following good process is important
But equally important is
• The impression your management give the inspectors
• Are they in control? do they understand and are on top of how
food hygiene is being managed? Are they adequately trained?
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9. Confidence in staff
• All team members must be trained in food
safety and food hygiene (including part time)
• Do your staff know the processes to follow?
• Do they follow them?
• Who can they ask for advice and
guidance?
• Have they been trained?
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10. Safer food better business
For information on all things food hygiene and food
safety – use the Food Standard Agencies Safer food
better business guide• Diary refills
• DVD guides
• The full guide
• To help you achieve a better business with a
five star rating contact us on:
0121 707 0550
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