FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
HACCP PRINCIPLES AND IMPLEMENTATION
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Question
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To check the hygiene of a premises is suitable and ensure food is suitability stored, prepared and served.
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To make sure all the staff are healthy and the environment outside is clean
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To close down businesses who sell food they don’t like
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Environmental health officers are responsible for monitoring and enforcing health and hygiene legislation. They also investigate when there’s an incident, such as pollution, a noise problem, toxic contamination, pest infestation or an outbreak of food poisoning.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Environmental Health Officer’s (EHO) from your local authority will then come to inspect your premises. Their purpose is to ensure the food your business produces is safe to eat.
Detailed explanation-3: -Good food hygiene means knowing how to avoid the spread of bacteria when cooking, preparing, and storing food. Foods that aren’t cooked, stored and handled correctly can cause food poisoning and other conditions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The main reason for applying food safety measures is to prevent individuals from becoming ill from food that has been contaminated. Within a large organisation such as a care home, large numbers of people could become ill if appropriate food safety measures are not followed.