Hygiene

FSA urges focus on hygiene in bird flu scare

05-Feb-2007

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is urging pubs to follow food hygiene procedures strictly in the wake of the outbreak of avian flu at a Bernard...

East Anglia

01-Feb-2007

White Horse Bedford Sue and Nigel Anstead repeatedly use the word "loyal" when describing members of staff at the White Horse. Other plaudits handed...

South East

01-Feb-2007

Riverside Tavern Strood, Kent While many outlets are content to lose a member of staff occasionally, the Riverside Tavern isn't. Under owner Peter...

Licensing@aol.com

11-Jan-2007

Traditions die hard QI have a running dispute with a customer who is a historian and has written a book about pubs and inns. He maintains that until...

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...

Keeping it clean

28-Sep-2006

Your menu won't get off the starting blocks if your pub falls short of required health and safety standards. Our experts point you in the right direction

Pubs pose health risk says new survey

12-Jul-2006

One pub in ten poses a 'significant risk' to public health due to poor food hygiene standards, says a shock new survey.The majority of pubs and...

One in 10 pubs poses 'a health risk'

12-Jul-2006

Thousands of pubs offering food could be posing a "significant risk" to public health because of poor hygiene standards. That is according to a 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...

Spiders to clean up gents' loos

07-Oct-2004

Wigan-based pubco Yesteryear is using spiders to slash toilet cleaning costs at its 25 bars in the north of England. The company has bought 105 fake...

Training: E-learning gains ground in the pub trade

17-May-2004

A new learning tool, the el-box, is revolutionising on-site training for pub staff.E-learning is finally gaining a foothold in the pub industry. As...

Hygiene is high on list' for diners

01-Apr-2004

A new report claims that 64% of people will not return to eat in a pub if they believe it is unhygienic. The Mori survey, which was carried out in...

Host's child in the bar

04-Mar-2004

QI have had a discussion about the future status of children in the bar, because I cannot see in the new Licensing Act a concession for the child of...

Wetherspoon wins top toilet awards

16-Dec-2003

JD Wetherspoon has won three top awards in the pubs and clubs category of the Loo of the Year competition 2003.The Society Rooms in Stalybridge...

The quality of serve

20-Jun-2003

The following article is brought to you by Coors Brewers.There is much talk in the industry about falling standards in pubs, and the need to improve...

The top ten pub pests and how to deal with them

02-Apr-2003

Summer is coming - bringing with it all kinds of bugs. Biologist Philippa Codling names her top 10 pub pests and tells you how to squish them.When it...

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...

Survey shows hygiene flaws

30-Oct-2002

More than a third of chefs and other caterers do not wash their hands after going to the toilet at work, according to a new survey.The survey was...

A practical solution

08-Mar-2002

A new training programme aims to help licensees comply with the law cheaply and easilyTraining for staff who handle food is now a legal requirement,...

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...

Multi-million pound blitz on poor pub food hygiene

13-Feb-2002

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a campaign to tackle poor hygiene in pubs, restaurants and other catering outlets.Research into consumer...

Survey: more care needed on basic food hygiene

28-Aug-2001

Licensees need to pay greater regard to basic hygiene practices, or risk losing customers, a new survey has found.Female customers are the most...

Bar hygiene

20-Jul-2001

A strict regime is a necessity if licensees are to keep on top of the mess and germs generated by a pub full of customers. John Porter offers advice...

Health and Safety responsibilities for publicans

22-Mar-2001

Food safety continues to figure high on a licensees list of responsibilities. Recurrent food scares have not only brought a tough response from the...

Call in the Professionals

15-Mar-2001

There are plenty of sound reasons why pub caterers should dispense with their domestic catering equipment and purchase more robust and hard-working...

Q&A: Can I serve pub food from a domestic kitchen?

14-Mar-2001

I am considering buying a pub which is currently wet sales only, but which has a very good domestic kitchen. Can I serve food from this kitchen or...