Katie Watkins Young

Reviewed by Katie Watkins Young MCIEH, CEnvH, FIFST, RPFAM, RFoodSMSenior Food Safety Director & Managing Director, Beacon Compliance When people search for Food Safety Consultants UK, they are often looking for something quite specific. They may have a SALSA audit coming up, be working towards BRCGS certification, need a HACCP system reviewing, or have reached a point where their food business has grown beyond what they can comfortably manage themselves. I understand that position because I...

This blog explains who’s legally responsible for food safety in a restaurant, from the food business operator down to individual staff, and what that responsibility entails. Ask many restaurant owners who’s responsible for food safety, and they’ll probably say the chef, or whoever’s in the kitchen that day. It feels true, because the kitchen is where food gets handled. But it’s legally incomplete, and it’s the kind of assumption that lets everyone else in the business, from the owner and...

Reviewed by Katie Watkins Young MCIEH, CEnvH, FIFST, RPFAM, RFoodSMSenior Food Safety Director & Managing Director, Beacon Compliance When people search for Food Safety Consultants UK, they're rarely just looking for someone who understands HACCP or food legislation. They're looking for someone they can trust because food safety is about far more than passing an audit. It's about protecting the business you've worked so hard to build, maintaining your reputation and knowing that when you need...