This policy is ideal for domiciliary care managers, care coordinators, and frontline care staff responsible for food preparation, storage, and hygiene. It is particularly useful for organisations seeking to maintain excellent food safety practices in service users' homes.

This food safety and food hygiene policy includes:

• Legislative requirements, including the Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
• Food storage, preparation, and personal hygiene guidelines
• Allergen awareness and management
• Risk assessments for food hygiene
• Incident reporting and compliance monitoring
• Roles and responsibilities of staff regarding food safety.

Maintaining proper food hygiene and safety is vital to preventing foodborne illnesses, protecting service users, and complying with legal obligations. This policy ensures:

• Mitigation of compliance risks during inspections.
• Promotion of safe food handling practices to reduce health hazards.
• Protection of vulnerable service users through adherence to best practices.
• Enhanced confidence from stakeholders, inspectors, and service users.

The features and benefits of this food safety and food hygiene policy are:

• Time-saving - Ready-to-use once fully customised in Microsoft Word, streamlining implementation.
• Up-to-date compliance - Regularly reviewed to align with the latest legislation and guidance.
• Professional quality - Developed by experts in domiciliary care compliance.
• Customisable - Easily adapted to match your organisation's branding and operational needs based on your own risk assessment.
• Audit-ready - Ensures compliance with CQC standards and inspection requirements.

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