Vizion 21 Ltd have developed a comprehensive fully HACCP compliant food safety management system which has been audited and approved by numerous Local Authorities and other independent auditors.If applied diligently it easily ensures companies achieve 5 star hygiene ratings when audited by Local Authorities as well as providing chefs with an easy reference document to deal with any food safety issues that might arise. It has also been designed to be ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System compliant should the company wish to pursue accreditation against this standard.

The system can be adapted to any size of catering operation from large cook chill units, multi-site food companies down to small independent restaurants. In common with the health & safety system, the food safety management system is based on the researched needs of the client, and tailored to fit the type and scale of each business.

The system includes a comprehensive but easy to use procedures manual backed up with onsite training in its use, access to help line support and regular coaching to ensure continued effective usage.

The system covers the requirements of the EU Directives as enshrined in the Food Safety Act 1990 and the Food Hygiene (England/Scotland/Wales) Regulation 2005, including full HACCP assessments for most catering activities as well as specialist ones such as sous vide, temperature control protocols, supplier auditing, food allergies, hygiene training records, pest control, dealing with environmental health officers, allegations of food poisoning, foreign material in food complaints, ethnic diets, allergens, etc.

Vizion 21 has also helped a number of small food manufacturers set up and achieve supplier accreditation under the SALSA supplier approval system and have help move them towards full BRC approval.

The system has been introduced with great success to a wide range of client businesses such as:

• Five of the largest leisure catering companies in the UK including the caterers for Wembley National Stadium, Wimbledon Tennis Club, Lord's Cricket Club, Football stadium caterers at Arsenal, Chelsea, Derby, Southampton, Hull, Huddersfield, Barnsley, Bradford, Halifax and Doncaster football clubs.
• A medium sized hotel chain
• An NHS hospital catering operation
• Several private schools
• Three major golf club's
• A range of smaller independent food businesses

Key Benefits

Regular use of the system ensures that client businesses:

• Are able to demonstrate an effective food safety 'due diligence' defence. The logical framework of the system, coupled with the inclusion of all necessary records to helps to achieve this requirement.
• Become fully compliant with the numerous legal duties under food safety legislation.
• Are able to demonstrate the presence of an on site training document, thus assisting managers in complying with the legal duty to provide food safety training.
• Are able to demonstrate, when required by Enforcement Officers, both ownership and usage of a food safety system and a commitment to food safety.
• Involve all staff in the development of a ‘food safety culture’ with excellent team building side effects.
• Give clients a means of measuring their food safety performance.
• Save money on researching and developing their own in house system. Introduce a standard system which ensures consistency and gives a highly effective means of comparing individual safety performances in multiple business locations.
• The comfort of having an expert advisor at the end of a telephone line.

Contact Information

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