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Building and maintaining a reliable food safety management system has never been so important for hospitality businesses. Why’s that? Because food safety is on everyone’s lips today! The pandemic has indeed urged foodservice businesses to build resilience and adaptability in order to keep everyone safe. Easier said than done though, right? 😉 So whether you are developing a new food safety management system or just reviewing yours, here’s our recommended 8 core steps. Take it as a guide on how to operate a food safety management system that will keep everyone safe: your staff, customers and brand. Whilst it can be a time-consuming and daunting task, it’s essential for your business and will help you achieve the highest safety standards. Enjoy! About this blog: What is a food safety management system and why does it matter so much? A systemic approach to managing food safety Food safety is essential to protect people from foodborne illnesses. Also nicknamed as FSMS, a food safety management system entails all policies and workflows to guarantee flawless food safety from start to finish. So, just visualise it as a systemic approach aiming at:identifying potential food safety hazards;controlling such hazards;and eliminating them throughout the entire food process.Basically, it’s set up to ensure there is a continuous system of behaviours and checks for the safe handling, preparation and storage of food. And why is it so important? It will keep everyone safe at your premises and give you total peace of mind. It's a legal requirement from food safety authorities Any business dealing with food (supplier, caterer, seller) is legally required to have a food safety management system in place. But how you do it, that’s completely up to you! However, building a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is the typical way of bringing to life

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Your food safety management system.Keep in mind that having such a system in place is key for your EHO audits. Indeed, it will act as evidence of reliable food safety management practices. Your Environmental Health Officer will check that the way you manage food safety matches your HACCP so don’t miss out! Also, this will impact your final food hygiene rating. So if your goal is 5 stars, read along! 😉 It will contribute to keep everyone safe - including your brand A robust FSMS will back your food business by ensuring clear and continuous food hygiene practices. It allows you to visualise whether everything is safe and on track and spot any hazards or bottlenecks. Ensuring that every step of your food safety management system is covered in writing or via digital records is essential to protect your business. That way, if any incident happens (e.g. allergen crisis, food poisoning), your brand will be protected. So what would be the consequences of a bad (or no) food safety management system then?A bad food hygiene rating;Heavy fines;Closure of premises;And even bad press and customer loss.Let’s be honest, you don’t want that. Read along as we’re about to dig into our 8-step guide! 😌 What are the key 8 steps to build your food safety management system? First, food safety management training Firstly, training. Developing a food safety management system requires knowledge and expertise. So ensure that the food safety management team is sufficiently trained in the following areas:Food safety;Health and safety;And HACCP building. 🎉 Here’s some good news. Navitas Safety make food safety training fun and interactive whilst taking your team through the serious bits. Curious? 🎓 Find out more about our Academy here. Did you know we have FREE Level 2 food hygiene courses? Explore here! Second, policy setting