by Kitchen OS | Oct 14, 2020 | Environmental Health, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, HACCP, Information, News, Restaurant Industry
A checklist to support food businesses to reopen safely during COVID-19 after a period of inaction. Planning and preparation for start-up Site checks Equipment checks Ingredient and product checks Social distancing measures Reopening your food business after a period...
by Kitchen OS | Oct 13, 2020 | Environmental Health, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, HACCP, Information
Having a commercial kitchen cleaning checklist is useful because it helps you stay organised and keep on top of food safety guidelines. When it comes to running a commercial kitchen, cleanliness is a top priority. Your customers not only appreciate a...
by Kitchen OS | Oct 31, 2019 | Going Digital, HACCP, Technology
Chef Technology Is technology moving people away from manual and skilled labour jobs? In many cases the answer is yes, so those who remain in these professions are increasingly sought after, meaning they can get paid more than they used to for doing the same...
by Kitchen OS | Oct 31, 2019 | Environmental Health, Food Safety, Going Digital, HACCP, Refrigeration, Technology
Why your Environmental Health Officer wants you to go digital As a good business, under European legislation, you are legally required to have in place a documented food safety, or HACCP policy.While the vast majority of establishments just print off and...
by Kitchen OS | Oct 21, 2019 | Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Refrigeration
For commercial kitchens a freezer breakdown can have severe consequences affecting both customer service and profits. Stock contained within the broken freezer must be assessed for safety and disposed of if unsafe to eat. But how can you tell what should...
by Kitchen OS | Mar 25, 2019 | Environmental Health, Food Safety, HACCP
What is HACCP? Hazard analysis and critical control points, or HACCP (/ˈhæsʌp/), is a systematic preventive approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe...
by Kitchen OS | Nov 30, 2018 | Environmental Health, Food Hygiene
Are your staff washing their hands? Your food business staff need to be washing their hands properly and frequently to maintain a healthy kitchen! Washing is important to help prevent harmful bacteria from spreading from peoples’ hands. All staff that work with...
by Kitchen OS | Oct 25, 2018 | Food Safety
Acrylamide is a chemical that naturally forms in starchy food products during high-temperature cooking, including frying, baking, roasting and industrial processing, at +120°C and low moisture. The primary chemical process that causes this is the Maillard...
by Kitchen OS | Aug 27, 2018 | News, PR
Fancy an out-of-hours visit to the Belfast Apple store, exclusively for the Hospitality Industry? Belfast and Newry-based Food Safe System is launching its digital HACCP App at an exclusive event at Victoria Square’s Apple Store in Belfast City Centre on Monday, 8th...
by Kitchen OS | Jun 12, 2018 | Restaurant Industry
It probably won’t have escaped your attention that the restaurant industry is struggling, particularly when it comes to attracting and keeping staff, a situation that doesn’t look likely to improve after Brexit. To address this issue of late, there has...
