Background
The Eat Safe Award
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) considers the Eat Safe Award Scheme to be an important element in raising food safety standards thus supporting food law enforcement.
The Scheme is directly linked to the following food safety objectives:
- reducing food-borne disease
- the promotion of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- generating transparency of food hygiene standards in food premises
- improving public confidence/consumer choice
The Eat Safe Award Scheme was developed in Northern Ireland following consultation with all interested parties i.e. consumers, caterers and enforcers. Eat Safe was extended to Scotland during January 2005.