Food Safety Compliance
Everything UK hospitality businesses need to stay compliant. Guides, templates, regulations, and tools organised by topic.
Compliance by Topic
Cleaning Compliance
Cleaning schedules, deep cleaning standards, COSHH assessments, and documentation for EHO inspectors.
Temperature Monitoring
Fridge, freezer, cooking, and hot-holding temperatures. Legal requirements, logging, and probe calibration.
EHO Inspections
Preparation guides for first inspections, missing documentation, reinspections, and business-specific scenarios.
Food Hygiene Rating
Improve your FHRS score. Guides for every rating level, common failures, and reinspection requests.
Setting Up Compliance
Compliance setup guides for restaurants, cafes, takeaways, pubs, care homes, and more.
Allergen Management
The 14 UK allergens, Natasha's Law, allergen matrices, staff training, and labelling procedures.
HACCP Plans
Create, manage, and maintain HACCP plans. Critical control points, monitoring, and corrective actions.
SFBB Packs
Digital Safer Food Better Business packs. Safe methods, diary sections, and opening/closing checks.
Risk Assessments
Create and manage food safety risk assessments with hazard identification and control measures.
COSHH Assessments
Chemical safety data sheets, hazard pictograms, PPE requirements, and storage guidance.
Fire Safety
Fire risk assessments, escape routes, detection systems, and staff evacuation training.
Staff Training
Training records, certificate tracking, induction checklists, and Level 2/3 food hygiene.
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How-To Guides
39 step-by-step guides covering every aspect of food safety compliance.
Food Safety Glossary
85+ food safety terms explained in plain English with UK regulatory context.
UK Regulations
Key UK food safety legislation explained: what it requires and what your business must do.
Q&A
Direct answers to 59 of the most common food safety questions.
Templates
Free downloadable templates for HACCP, cleaning, temperature logs, and more.
Seasonal Guides
Year-round compliance tips for Christmas, summer, BBQ season, festivals, and more.
Compliance by Business Type
Restaurants
Compliance requirements specific to restaurants.
Cafes
Compliance requirements specific to cafes and coffee shops.
Pubs and Bars
Compliance requirements for pubs serving food.
Hotels
Compliance across restaurants, room service, and events.
Takeaways
Delivery food safety, allergen labelling, and packaging.
Care Homes
Vulnerable population compliance and dietary requirements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What food safety documentation do I need for my business?
At minimum, UK food businesses need: a food safety management system (SFBB or HACCP plan), temperature monitoring records, cleaning schedules, staff training records, allergen information, and supplier traceability documentation. The specific requirements depend on your business type and local authority.
How often do EHO inspectors visit?
Inspection frequency depends on your risk rating. High-risk businesses (new registrations, previous low scores) may be inspected every 6 months. Low-risk businesses with a 5-star rating may go 2-3 years between inspections. Inspections are unannounced.
What is the difference between SFBB and HACCP?
SFBB (Safer Food Better Business) is a simplified food safety management system designed by the FSA for small businesses. HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) is the underlying international framework that SFBB is based on. Larger or more complex operations typically need a full HACCP plan rather than SFBB.
Can I manage all my compliance digitally?
Yes. EHO inspectors accept digital records, and many prefer them because they are timestamped, harder to falsify, and easier to review. Platforms like Paddl digitise HACCP plans, SFBB records, temperature logs, cleaning schedules, training records, and all supporting documentation.
Digitise your compliance
Paddl brings HACCP, SFBB, temperature monitoring, cleaning schedules, training records, and every other compliance requirement into one platform. AI-powered, mobile-first, and built for UK hospitality.