This document sets out guidance for Territorial Authorities, Registration Authorities and Verification Agencies on how to manage situations where an unscheduled or unannounced verification may be required.
This document sets out guidance for Territorial Authorities, Registration Authorities and Verification Agencies on how to manage situations where an unscheduled or unannounced verification may be required.
This document sets out guidance for verifiers on determining appropriate verification topic results and how these contribute to a verification outcome. Intended audience: verifiers, verification agencies
This document sets out guidance for Territorial Authorities (TAs) on some of the areas in which they can make provision for cost recovery in their fees and charges under the Food Act 2014. For territorial authorities. Intended audience: territorial authority staff, regulatory managers with food safety oversight.
This document sets out guidance for Territorial Authorities on how to handle Voluntary and Mandatory Suspension of Operations under Food Control Plan (FCP) or National Programme (NP). It examines how these measures affect verification and registration. Intended audience: territorial authorities, registration authorities, verification agencies.
This document sets out guidance for Registration Authorities outside of MPI on setting conditions of registration for food businesses under the Food Act 2014. Intended audience: registration authority staff.
This document sets out guidance for verifiers on means of tailoring their activities to ensure verifications are effective and efficient. That is, providing confidence that operators are providing food that is safe and suitable, while ensuring verifications do not take longer than necessary. Intended audience: verification agencies, verifiers.
Subject: This document sets out guidance for Territorial Authorities considering shared service agreements to manage functions, duties and powers under the Food Act 2014. Intended audience: territorial authorities, registration authorities.
This document provides guidance for registration authorities to assist Third Party Verifiers (TPV) in ensuring food businesses are verified within appropriate time frames. Intended audience: registration authorities, verification agencies, verifiers.
This document sets out guidance for Territorial Authorities on which tasks can be contracted out under the Food Act 2014 and those functions where contracts with third parties are prohibited. Intended audience: registration authorities, territorial authorities.
This document sets out guidance on how to manage potentially illicit online food sales. It provides some guidance on processes that Territorial Authority (TA) Food Safety Officers (FSO) can consider when investigating these issues. Intended audience: food safety officers.
This document sets out guidance on which powers may be exercised by Food Safety Officers (FSO) appointed under the Food Act 2014 and contrasts those with the powers available to pre-commencement Food Safety Officers also known as Food Act Officers (FAO) employed by Territorial Authorities and Local authority inspectors. Intended audience: food safety officers.
This document sets out guidance on how to manage those businesses that fail to re-register at the appropriate time. It is intended to facilitate national consistency. Intended audience: registration authorities, food safety officers.