The Food and Safety Act

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Key aspects
Impact of care settings
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Covers the safe preparation, storage and serving of food
Employees must maintain high standards of personal hygiene
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Requires the registration of food businesses

- this includes canteens, clubs and care homes
Employees who prepare and serve food should be provided with training in food safety
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Environmental Health Officers can:

- Seize food that is thought to be unfit for consumption

- Serve an improvement notice

- Close premisses causing risk to health
Food should be stored correctly
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The CQC requires that care services ensure the food and drink they provide is handled, stored, prepared and delivered in a way that meets the requirements of the Act
Meals should be prepared, cooked and served hygienically and safely
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this is not needed
Food provided must be safe to eat
6 of 7
this is not needed
Records must be kept of where food is from so it is traceable
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Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

Covers the safe preparation, storage and serving of food

Back

Employees must maintain high standards of personal hygiene

Card 3

Front

Requires the registration of food businesses

- this includes canteens, clubs and care homes

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Environmental Health Officers can:

- Seize food that is thought to be unfit for consumption

- Serve an improvement notice

- Close premisses causing risk to health

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

The CQC requires that care services ensure the food and drink they provide is handled, stored, prepared and delivered in a way that meets the requirements of the Act

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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