Food safety: useful information

Food Hygiene Safety and Standards

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• Alerts: Food Standards Agency Webpages to inform the public about action taken by the FSA, local authorities and the food industry to remove hazardous or unsatisfactory food from the food chain
• Allergy in schools The Anaphylaxis Society. Helping children cope with life threatening allergies 
• American Food Safety and Inspection Service US Department of Agriculture site of interest to food writers and food handlers.  
• Anaphylaxis campaign Avoiding foods that trigger allergic reactions - anaphylaxis 
• British Hospitality Association Information for the hospitality industry, journalists and students 
• British Institute of Innkeeping Professional body for the licensed trade 
• British Nutrition Foundation Promotes the nutritional wellbeing of society. Works in partnership with academic and research institutes, the food industry, educators and the government. 
• British Pest Control Association UK trade association representing all those professionally involved with the eradication of public health and nuisance pests 
• Business Link in London Providing support for businesses across London  
• Caterer.com Links to articles on health and safety, food hygiene, licensing, employment law, guest law, finance, people management, marketing and technology 
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health CIEH Improving public health since 1883 
• Cool food This website contains very attractive nutritional information and quizzes for kids and adolescents 
• DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
• Department of Health Information on the Departments work, as well as health and social care guidance, publications and policy 
• Ethical Eats Informal network of London restaurants and catering businesses to share experiences, promote good practice and identify practical steps that restaurants can take to make their businesses more sustainable 
• Food Commission The Food Commission is the UK s leading independent watchdog on food issues. We have been campaigning for safer, healthier food for over twelve years 
• CSIRO Division of Food and Nutritional Science Australian site promoting food 
• Food Standards Agency Raising awareness of food hygiene issues amongst catering businesses and the public 
• Health and Safety Executive Working to ensure that risks to peoples health and safety from work activities are properly controlled  
• Health and Safety in Catering and Hospitality Safety advice for the hospitality industry which employs about 1.7 million people
• Highfield publications Information about food hygiene and workplace safety publications 
• Jewish Food Guide The London Beth Din Kashrut Division Website, the largest online source of Kosher information in the UK 
• Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Chamber of Commerce representing a cross section of businesses both large and small which are either based or carry out business in the borough
• Kensington and Chelsea College The college offers over 400 courses, from a few hours per week to three days per week, day and evening 
• Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust Website that tells you about health services in Kensington and Chelsea 
• Learndirect Information and advice and online learning opportunities 
• Nationwide Caterers Association NCASS provides food hygiene information for food stalls, mobile food vehicles and outside catering events 
• Muslim Food Board (UK) Information about the concept of Halal, in terms of food, in Islam 
• People 1st The hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry is a large and essential part of the UK economy  
• Portobello Business Centre Aimed at businesses with one to 10 employees contains advice and offers consultancy services 
• STS-Solutions Consultancy and training in food safety and health safety
• Sustainable Restaurants Association Membership association for food businesses across the UK to promote sustainability and good practice   
• Vegetarian Society The Vegetarian Society is working towards its vision of where the vegetarian diet is acknowledged as the norm