Safer Food for Mobile Caterers (printed) food safety management system

Safer Food for Mobile Caterers (SFMC) is a comprehensive and convenient tool to help mobile caterers meet UK legal food safety requirements. Written using Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidance, it fulfils the requirement for a documented food safety management system based on HACCP principles. Adopting the simplified HACCP method used by the FSA, it's free from jargon and easy to follow. Unlike other products available, caterers do not need to pay an annual membership fee to use SFMC - simply buy the product once and it's yours to keep!

When purchasing SFMC, businesses will receive two books:

• The Safe Methods manual, and
• The Food Safety Diary.

The Safe Methods manual explains how the system works, detailing the purpose of each document. It's also an interactive HACCP assessment for the business, using methods approved by UK Hospitality Industry and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

• Firstly, the risks to food safety within a typical mobile catering operation are identified.
• Safe methods of controlling these food safety risks are then suggested. The business can either accept these safe methods or detail their alternative method.
• It is then explained what should be done when things go wrong.
• Finally, how this is all documented to meet legal requirements.

For each safe method there is a table to record which staff have been trained in the procedures, meeting legal requirements to provide relevant training to staff. This ensures staff are trained to operate your business policies, rather than just relying on generic training.

Many safe methods are covered in the 86-page book. As it is wire bound, those that do not apply to your business can be removed, ensuring the perfect fit. The safe methods covered are:

• Acrylamide control
• Allergens
• BBQs
• Buffets and cold food service
• Cleaning
• Cooking & reheating
• Cooking foods requiring extra care
• Cooling
• Date coding and stock control
• Defrosting
• Deliveries - outgoing food
• Deliveries and stock purchase
• Events and temporary structures
• Glass and plastic use
• Hot holding food
• Maintenance
• Personal hygiene
• Pest control
• Preparation of food
• Probe care and use
• Product recall and traceability
• Staff illness
• Storage (ambient, fridges and freezers)
• Training
• Waste disposal

The Food Safety Diary is a 208-page book containing all the kitchen-based checks for 6 months. Included in the diary are the following records:

• Opening checks
• Closing checks
• Cleaning schedule
• Probe calibration
• Delivery checks
• Hot hold temperatures
• Cooking & reheating temperatures
• Management monthly audit
• Pest control
• Maintenance log
• Waste record

Each purchase of SFMC comes with one 6-month food safety diary. Businesses can order further printed food safety diaries HERE. 

Each purchase also comes with a PDF version of the food safety diary - meaning businesses are not locked into further purchases from us! The PDF file will be sent to the email address registered at purchase within 48 hours. Businesses can still purchase further diaries from us if they wish, or print their own from the PDF.

SFMC is also available as a PDF only purchase - view here.

This product comes with free UK shipping.