Food safety

Find helpful guidance and information on COVID-19 safety and compliance in the food and hospitality industry.

Find out what food businesses are responsible for, how to tell if they’re allergy aware and what to do if someone has an allergic reaction.

Find out about the causes and symptoms and what to do if you have food poisoning.

Information for food businesses about how to do hazard analysis to work in a safe and hygienic way.

Find out why we may take food samples and what the sampling process involves.

Find the reasons a food business may be missing from the food hygiene rating list.

Find out when the Food Standards Agency would issue alerts about problems with food and where you can find this information.

Find out about notifiable diseases, which ones we investigate and how.

Learn about E. coli, how it spreads and what you can do to protect your customers.

If you run or intend to open a food market stall, find out what food hygiene laws you have to follow.