Your Outsourced Health
and Food Safety Consultant

TV Watchdog aired the issue of both ice safety and ice machine cleanliness last week. Samples tested, showed a high level of faecal contamination in the ice, which consequences, that the EHO will be taking more samples and become stricter.

Simple adjustments that can help employees with diabetes

PROTECTING WORKER HEALTH, PARTICULARLY IN CONSTRUCTION, IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE IN THE INDUSTRY. SPECIALIST HELP MAY BE NEEDED AT ALL STAGES TO IDENTIFY HEALTH HAZARDS, EVALUATE RISKS, CONTROL EXPOSURES, MANAGE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH, AND PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL BEING AT WORK.

FOR ANY RESTAURANT OR FOOD OUTLET, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN A FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FSMS).  THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY NOTED THAT RAW FISH OCCASIONALLY CONTAIN PARASITIC LARVAE, BUT SAID THAT UNDER EUROPEAN FOOD HYGIENE LEGISLATION, FISH THAT IS TO BE EATEN RAW, SHOULD BE FROZEN BEFORE IT IS SOLD TO CONSUMERS TO ENSURE ANY PARASITES HAVE BEEN KILLED.  

COMPANIES, REGARDLESS OF INDUSTRY SECTOR, MUST IN ORDER TO STAY HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANT, PROVIDE REGULAR TRAINING FOR ALL THEIR STAFF. THIS SHOULD NEVER BE SEEN AS AN EXPENSE TO THE COMPANY, OR AN INTERFERENCE WITH THEIR DAILY BUSINESS, BUT AS A HUGE ASSET AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR BRAND IMAGE.