Food businesses
The information and links below are to help you improve your organisation’s performance, product and service quality and regulatory compliance.
Starting a food business
If you are in the process of
setting up a food business our officers
are always available to provide advice on food safety requirements
and the health and safety steps you should be following.
Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB)
Food Safety Law changed on 1 January 2006 and now requires
you to have a food safety management system (previously referred to
as hazard analysis). The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have devised a
'Safer Food, Better Business' (SFBB) pack, to help your business
comply with the new legislation. Places are limited for the
workshops.
To find out more about SFBB and ordering a free SFBB pack you can visit the FSA website or contact the food safety team at Ealing Council. The council can also provide information on SFBB training opportunities.
Food
Safety Team, Environmental Health and
Trading Standards, Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, London, W5
2HL
Tel: (020) 8825 6666
Fax: (020) 8825 7855
Email:
foodsafety@ealing.gov.uk
Training
Basic level
food hygiene courses are held on the last
Friday of each month (excluding August) at Thames Valley
University. The course is administered by the
environmental health and trading
standard's commercial team and delivered at Thames Valley
University. The course is held over one day from 9.30am - 4.30pm
and the fee is £64 per person. Food hygiene courses in Punjabi are
offered every 3-4 months.
Food and drink manufacturers and retailers
Department of
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Information on marketing, importing/exporting, milk
(related), eggs and poultry, and beef products, sponsorship,
technology and research; grants and funding; and
sustainability.
Draft Food
Industry Sustainability Strategy (Defra)
This strategy builds upon the sustainability strategies
already developed by the Food and Drink Federation and the British
Retail Consortium, and covers all food and drink sectors beyond the
farm gate. The priorities set out in the draft reflect the
consensus of the stakeholder group. A range of key performance
indicators is also proposed.
Food allergen information for caterers (word)
This document has been compiled to provide caterers and
others in the food industry (operating in Ealing) with information
regarding food allergies and intolerances. It presents an overview
of the types of foods that some individuals are allergic or
intolerant to, and suggests substitutes for those foods in meal
preparation.
Food portion size guidelines for caterers
(word)
Information on food portion guidelines.
Organic certification for businesses
Information on: registering products/businesses as
organic; and, how to make your business/product organic.
Soil
Association
Information on organic certification.
Organic
Farmers and Growers
Information for licensees, prospective licensees and anyone
interested in learning more about organics.
Department
of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Approved organic UK certification bodies.
Fairtrade certified products
How to become a registered
Fairtrade
Licensee and be able to use the FAIRTRADE Mark on
products. Sourcing and using Fairtrade certified products in
catering products.
Local business networks
Ealing
Centre Partnership
The focus of this partnership is to bring together
stakeholders and facilitate a proactive approach to town centre
management from day-to-day operations to specific projects and
inward investment.
Park Royal
Partnership
This partnership is a company committed to the promotion
and redevelopment of Park Royal.
Southall
Regeneration Partnership
This partnership was set up to take forward future
regeneration matters with the London Borough of Ealing (LBE) and
other stakeholders and partners.
West London
Business
A network with business information, networking
events, a strong lobbying and representation profile and a
membership with businesses from across the sub-region.
Envirowise
Businesses free advice for UK Businesses on managing their
environmental impacts.
Groundwork
West London
Groundwork West London offer environmental advice, training
and support to businesses of any size in West London.
Sustainability information for businesses
Links to information relating to Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) and environmental management and environmental
performance improvement.
Performance management - quality systems
British
Standards Institute
ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems: Information on a
management system designed to improve business performance and/or
product/service quality.
Health and safety management systems
British
Standards Institute
OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety System:
Information on a management system designed to improve businesses'
health and safety management and performance.
Farmers
Department of
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Information on farming policy, working in
farming, farming and the environment
and grants.