HEALTH AND SAFETY

Health and Safety

Health and Safety

From the earliest recorded statistics food poisoning has been rising. Figure 1 shows the rise of food poisoning for the years 1987 to 1997 (CDR) and the forecast for 1998 is that the rise is going to continue. There has been a conscientious effort since the Food Safety Act 1990 to try to reduce the levels of food poisoning. The introduction of HACCP-type (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) (HCIMA) hygiene management systems into the hospitality industry and the formation of the Food Standards Agency are examples of this effort. The hospitality industry is responsible ...