Stepping into Management Knowledge

Food Safety Training

3.5

DATE LABELLING AND FOOD STORAGE

PURPOSE OF THE TRAINING EXERCISE: To ensure that staff with food handling responsibilities understand the food storage and labelling procedures required by MAB

TRAINING AIDS: Day dots Day dot chart Product Labels

Sauce labels (if appropriate) Safety Policy Reference 7.14

TRAINING METHOD: This exercise is run as a question and answer session. Discuss correct answers with the group.

ASK QUESTION TO GROUP: What items are available to us for labelling food products in our businesses? CONFIRM CORRECT ANSWER:  Day dots  Product Labels  Sauce Labels ASK QUESTION TO GROUP: Where would we find information for labelling procedures? CONFIRM CORRECT ANSWER:  Day dot chart  Food Safety Policy

EXPLAIN TO TEAM: It is illegal to have available for sale any food beyond its use by date. Any food that has reached the

end of its use by date/shelf life must be discarded immediately. Also, in MAB we do not use food beyond it’s’ best before date.

Food must never be relabelled to extend the shelf life. This is illegal and a disciplinary matter.

Safety Assurance March 2016

Food safety 3.5