22-Jan-2013 By Pat Perry
Food poisoning incidents can be very serious for pubs and have disastrous consequences, resulting in loss of trade or even closure. Here are 10 top tips for ensuring food safety in pubs.
02-Dec-2011
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding publicans to cook chicken livers thoroughly when making pâté.
07-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Pubs, restaurants and cafés in Brighton are adhering to their claims that the food they serve is local, according to a new survey. The...
Health & Safety: Christmas safety checklist
10-Nov-2010
Hospitality is especially hard work during the busy festive season but it can also be great fun - and very profitable. More custom, however,...
Brakes teams with Fareshare
01-Oct-2010
Brakes is now supplying food which has passed its minimum shelf-life, but is still 'in date', to be distributed to over 30,000 vulnerable people...
FSA warns pubs on chicken liver cooking
30-Jul-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned pub chefs to check that chicken livers are properly cooked following an outbreak of food poisoning.
Food Safety: Sunday roast safety
17-Jun-2010
Nothing looks more appealing to a diner's eye than a carvery offering a splendid array of tempting and well-presented dishes. But a great deal of...
14-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The public want clarity when it comes to rating food hygiene in pubs, according to research carried out for the Food Standards Agency. The results...
Scores on the Doors star ratings ditched
14-Jun-2010
The 'Scores on the Doors' initiative is now one step closer to being rolled out following the publication of independent consumer research. The...
18-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Gemma McKenna reports on Mitchells & Butlers food offer from its £1m kitchen skills academy in Watford.
Food safety: Takeaway trouble
12-Aug-2009
A common problem faced by the hospitality industry is function organisers wanting to take away excess food after an event - particularly when guest...
Food Safety Week is coming - June 15 to 21
04-Jun-2009
The aim of the UK-wide campaign, which is sponsored by the Food Standards Agency, is to raise awareness of good food hygiene practice. Businesses and...
05-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers has been fined £13,000 after one of its pubs in Formby breached food hygiene regulations. Food safety officers visited the...
Venners: don't take risks on date labels
17-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Stocktakers Venners has warned licensees over checking date labels on food.
Keep your scores high
06-Aug-2008
THE FOOD Standards Agency (FSA) is currently consulting on proposals to transform the many regional Scores on the Doors schemes - which make local...
01-Aug-2008 By The PMA Team
Two major managed pub companies, Yates's operator Town & City Pubs and Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), have taken disciplinary action against staff after food hygiene lapses uncovered in a BBC documentary.
Ignore 'use by' dates at your peril
17-Jul-2008
Proper storage of food is a critical part of keeping food-related illness - particularly food poisoning - at bay. And, as no food lasts forever,...
Food safety
29-May-2008
You can't be too careful or spotless with your menu offer to customers It's Food Safety Week from Monday 9 June to Friday 13 June. Stuart Knill, food...
22-May-2008 By Joe Lutrario
Trade leaders fear swathe of red tape and confusion over hygiene ratings
Trade slams 'confusing' Scores on Doors scheme
22-May-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
BBPA and ALMR slate more red tape for pubs Scheme rolling out from trial to national The trade faces another swathe of red tape and badly-framed...
Legal advice: Health & safety
15-May-2008
HEALTH AND Safety is increasingly uppermost in the minds of people running local pubs which cater for a regular clientele or the more upmarket...
Legal advice: Food safety
15-May-2008
FOOD SAFETY has never been more vital than it is today - and next month's Food Safety Week (June 9 to 13) puts this issue firmly in the...
Five star success for Marston's pub
07-Apr-2008
A Preston pub is to be a 'scores on the doors' ambassador after taking full marks in the city council's food safety scheme.Preston is one of many...
Q&A
03-Apr-2008
Employing own staff Q. I am contracted with the owner of this pub under a management agreement that imposes on me an obligation to employ and pay...
How clean is your kitchen?
01-Apr-2008
Scores on the Doors - nothing to do with Kim and Aggie and not a Generation Game-style initiative. It's serious. If you're not familiar with the...
Legal surgery
01-Mar-2008
Graeme Cushion answers more of your food legislation questions The new Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act takes effect from 6 April. The...
Legal advice: supply chains
04-Oct-2007
The recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth and bluetongue disease in livestock have raised people's awareness about the origins of our food. We have had...
Hygiene focus: Temporary solution can bring permanent benefits
24-Aug-2007
More pubs than ever are considering kitchen refurbishments at the moment, as food sales become more important to trade.For many businesses, shutting...
CIEH welcomes Cadbury hygiene fine
23-Jul-2007
The high profile prosecution of Cadbury's over food hygiene breaches has been welcomed by the professional body representing environmental health...
Legal advice: How to prepare for an EHOs visit
06-Jul-2007
HERE IS advice for preparing for a visit from an enviornmental health officer (EHO) or other enforcing authority.The problemAn EHO visited a pub and...
What the papers say, May 14, 2007
14-May-2007
Polish workers, already a significant force in Britain's plumbing industry, are starting to supplement Antipodeans as one the main sources of bar...
Training & Recruitment: food safety
20-Apr-2007
With 70,000 food poisoning incidents in the UK every year*, and outbreaks in restaurants at a nine year high**, safe food practices to protect...
Legal advice: FSA's food safety inspections stats published
12-Mar-2007
The Food Standards Agency has recently published the annual statistics for 2005-2006 food safety inspections carried out by local council...
A breath of fresh air
01-Mar-2007
With National No Smoking Day on 14 March, Richard Fox, author of The Food & Beer Cook Book, shows you how to road-test simple menu ideas that...
The GUV'NOR
09-Nov-2006
Peter Eveleigh The licensee of the Riverside Inn in Bradford-on-Avon muses on proposals for giving pubs a star rating for their food hygiene Being...
Germ warfare
28-Sep-2006
Fines, closure, irretrievable loss of customer good faith and the acquisition of a criminal record could be the disastrous consequences of getting...
Safety harnessed
28-Sep-2006
Licensee Julie Batchelor outlines how she operates and maintains a food safety policy to keep her staff in the know and her patrons in the pink
Heatwave increases food safety concerns
26-Jul-2006
The heatwave across the UK may have boosted beer sales, but it has also raised concerns about food hygiene in pubs and other catering businesses.In...
The Surgery - Get Ready for new Hygiene Regulations
01-Feb-2006 By Mark Taylor
Dear Surgery: How will the Food Standards Agency's proposed food hygiene laws affect pubs serving food? The Surgery says: The controversial new...
Health and safety: Call the pros
09-Nov-2005
Professional Cleaning and You is a new initiative from Johnson Diversey aimed at helping you to keep your pub clean - and to stay inside the...
Hotels and special hours
10-Feb-2005
QUnder current legislation, a bar in a hotel holding a full on-licence, but no special hours certificate, would have to stop selling intoxicating...
Troubled SFI Group faces food safety allegations
26-Nov-2003
The Slug and Lettuce in Upper King Street, Norwich, has been accused of selling food past its use by date and keeping mouldy food in its fridge.Owner...
Food concerns on the decline
21-Feb-2003
After years of uncertainty, concerns about the safety of British meat and genetically-modified food are decreasing, according to a new survey.The...
Clean glasses every time
20-Feb-2003
QWith recent publicity about food hygiene, the question of beer glasses has been raised and in particular whether we need to supply a clean glass for...
Half of ice cubes fail health tests
20-Jan-2003
Nearly half the ice cubes used in drinks served in pubs and restaurants are contaminated, according to a report by food safety officers.The study was...
Keep both eyes open if running a company
17-Oct-2002
Increasingly in English law, the concept of "due diligence" has been used in order to assess the apportionment of blame at various levels of a...
Clean up with good hygiene
08-Mar-2002
Kitchens have become a legal minefield for the busy publican. As food sales in pubs have increased, so has the legislation that seeks to ensure the...
Food hazards
26-Feb-2002
Improved communication and flow of information can transform the Environmental Health Officer from a figure of fear into your greatest ally. Fiona...
Keeping it clean
19-Feb-2002
Are you aware of your food safety obligations?by David Clifton, one of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Safe food handling
06-Nov-2001
Although figures show that pub caterers seem to be understanding the need for higher food hygiene standards, the Food Safety Agency says there is...
