{"id":2334,"date":"2022-11-01T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mapalstg.wpengine.com\/en\/?post_type=resource&p=2334"},"modified":"2026-09-06T19:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:23:31","slug":"food-safety-hospitality-businesses","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mapal-os.com\/en\/sop\/food-safety-hospitality-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of food safety in hospitality businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The importance of food safety in the hotel and catering industry is undisputable in guaranteeing optimal service to consumers, and you must serve your guests food and drink that complies with the food safety regulations<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These food hygiene measures are even more important in the light of the recent health crisis, which has led to the introduction measures to prevent Covid19 from spreading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe food handling is just one of the areas we cover in our complete hospitality compliance guide<\/a>, but read on for more detailed information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a food safety plan?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A food safety plan outlines a set of preventive measures and controls a business should carry out to guarantee food hygiene. It\u2019s a tool for controlling the environment of the food production chain to ensure safety for consumers<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does safe food handling entail?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the UK government guidelines<\/a>point out, to guarantee safe food handling your business must<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n