Food safety and hygiene

An introduction for food business operators to food law and food hygiene laws, and how they are enforced.

Understand how the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works in Northern Ireland, what the ratings mean and how to display them.

Overview of the processes for food safety inspections, including what happens and what you must do.

Understand your legal responsibilities for hygiene as a food business, and follow best practices to maintain top hygiene standards.

Guidance for farmers and growers on hygiene, and food and feed health and safety legislation.

Food hygiene overview for the meat production industry, including wild game and livestock policy.

Complying with the animal by-products regulations - how to deal with animal bodies, animal parts and food waste.

What to do in the event of a food or animal feed-related incident, and how to reduce the risk of one happening.

Novel foods, food from cloned animals and nanotechnology and how they're regulated and authorised.

How to make sure that the food you produce or sell is not contaminated with chemicals.