Food hygiene and safety advice for businesses
According to food hygiene regulations, all food handlers must be supervised, instructed or trained in food hygiene matters.
If you are handling food you must also apply food safety management procedures to your business. This is based on the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP).
We offer food safety training and education courses for people in the food industry. Training courses are also run by various colleges and private training companies throughout Aberdeenshire.
Compliance guidance
Food Standards Scotland provides resources for consumers, new businesses and sector specific advice for businesses. You can also view further guides to help you comply with food standards:
- CookSafe - Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidance
- Record book template (PDF 5.2MB) - we have a version of the template in a Cantonese translation, please email environmental@aberdeenshire.gov.uk to request this
- RetailSafe - HACCP guidance
- MyHACCP - HACCP for aspiring manufacturers
- Food safety at events guidance
- Online Allergy Training Tool
- Allergen Management House Rules
- Food safety and regulation
- Control of cross contamination
- Prepacked food for direct sale
- Safe smoked fish tool
- Food Standards guide: butchers
- Labelling of prepacked foods