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

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 best practice advice 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