More food hygiene guidance

More hygiene guidance from the Foods Standards Agency. See link:

http://www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/publication/hygieneguidebooklet.pdf


Movable and temporary premises

The requirements for movable and/or temporary premises, are different to those explained on pages 6-9. But the requirements in the rest of this booklet still apply. Movable and/or temporary premises include marquees, market stalls, mobile vans, vending machines and people’s homes where food is regularly prepared to be sold or given to the public.

Premises and vending machines must be positioned, designed,  constructed and kept clean and maintained in good repair and condition in a way that avoids the risk of contamination,
particularly from animals and pests, as far as reasonably practical.


What the law says

Where necessary:

> You must have appropriate facilities to maintain adequate personal hygiene, including facilities to wash and dry hands hygienically, hygienic toilet facilities and changing facilities.

> Surfaces that are touched by food must be in a sound condition and be easy to clean and, where necessary, to disinfect. This means that they need to be made of materials that are smooth, washable, corrosion-resistant and non-toxic, unless you can satisfy your local authority that other materials are appropriate.

> You must have adequate facilities for the cleaning and, where necessary, disinfecting of working utensils and equipment.

> If you wash or clean food as part of your business, then you must have adequate facilities to do this hygienically. 

> You must have an adequate supply of hot and/or cold water that is potable (drinking quality).

> You must have adequate arrangements and/or facilities to store and dispose of hygienically any hazardous and/or inedible substances, and waste (whether liquid or solid).

> You must have adequate facilities and/or arrangements for keeping food at suitable temperatures and monitoring these.

> You must place food in a way that avoids the risk of contamination as far as reasonably practical.