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Food Safety Hazard Undeclared allergenic ingredients in food products is a significant food safety hazard. Failure to control allergenic hazards results in 4,500 hospitalisations and 10 deaths every year in the UK1. There are also around 1,500 asthma deaths that may be triggered by an allergic reaction to food2. Many allergic reactions happen in restaurants…
What are Prerequisite Programmes? Food businesses must have prerequisite programmes in place before developing the HACCP plan. Prerequisite programmes are essential practices and conditions (environmental and operational) that are necessary to provide food that is safe to eat. This term is also commonly referred as either ‘good manufacturing practice’ or ‘good hygienic practice’. Prerequisite programmes…