Practical food safety, written for kitchens.
EHO inspections, HACCP records, fridge temperatures, and the small habits that keep a kitchen out of trouble.
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Food safety records for UK restaurants: a practical checklist
Your HACCP pack is the start. This checklist covers the monitoring, actions and review records that show it is being used.
SFBB, CookSafe, Safe Catering or MyHACCP? Choose the right UK pack
Start with your nation and business type. This short chooser points to the official food safety framework that fits your operation.
HACCP corrective-action examples for UK kitchens
What to record when a food safety check fails, with examples that deal with the food, restore control and stop the problem recurring.
Restaurant delivery checklist UK: what to accept, reject and record
Check every delivery against the food, packaging, temperature and traceability controls your kitchen has documented.
Food safety software costs UK: 2026 prices compared
The sticker price is only useful once you add the site, user, contract and hardware rules. Here is the like-for-like cost check.
Kitchen checklist app: what actually works in a busy kitchen
Five questions that decide whether a checklist app is still in use next year, or back to paper by the autumn. None of them are on the pricing page.
11 free tools every UK kitchen should have bookmarked
Free HACCP packs, allergen training, hygiene rating lookups and food waste tools, all from sources an EHO will recognise.
The best food safety apps for UK kitchens in 2026
There isn't one best app, there are six categories of product. The UK market in 2026, organised by who each one actually serves.
Paper diary vs a digital food safety app: which one actually passes inspection?
Where paper still works, where it breaks, and what an EHO actually prefers. No spin, no comparison tables.
The opening and closing checklist every UK kitchen should be running
The 12-point open, the 16-point close. The reasons each item is on the list, and how to make it stick beyond a busy Tuesday.
How often should you check fridge temperatures? UK guidance explained
The official starting point is at least daily. Here is when to add another check, who should do it, and what the record needs.
What an EHO actually looks for in a 2026 restaurant inspection
The three scores an inspector gives you, the one most owners don't understand, and a 48-hour routine that makes inspection day calm.
UK fridge temperature law: what every restaurant owner needs to know
The legal maximum isn't 5 °C. Here's what the law actually says, what the FSA recommends, and the records that keep you safe.