Food Safety Books & Guides
Official food safety management packs and industry guides from the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and UKHospitality. Printed and delivered to your door.
Official Publications
Essential food safety management system packs for restaurants, cafes, butchers, and catering businesses across the UK.
Safer Food, Better Business for Childminders
An official Food Standards Agency Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) pack, the simple, jargon-free way to put a HACCP-based food safety management system in place. Work through the "safe methods" and keep the daily diary to show how you keep food safe, comply with food hygiene law and support a better food hygiene rating. Designed for registered childminders preparing food for the children they look after. Professionally printed and wire-bound, ready to use. Can be used by food businesses anywhere in the UK.
By Food Standards Agency
Safer Food, Better Business: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan Cuisines
An official Food Standards Agency Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) pack, the simple, jargon-free way to put a HACCP-based food safety management system in place. Work through the "safe methods" and keep the daily diary to show how you keep food safe, comply with food hygiene law and support a better food hygiene rating. Tailored to the methods and dishes used in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan catering. Professionally printed and wire-bound, ready to use. Can be used by food businesses anywhere in the UK.
By Food Standards Agency
Safer Food, Better Business: Chinese Cuisine
An official Food Standards Agency Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) pack, the simple, jargon-free way to put a HACCP-based food safety management system in place. Work through the "safe methods" and keep the daily diary to show how you keep food safe, comply with food hygiene law and support a better food hygiene rating. Tailored to the methods and dishes used in Chinese catering. Professionally printed and wire-bound, ready to use. Can be used by food businesses anywhere in the UK.
By Food Standards Agency
Safer Food, Better Business for Retailers
An official Food Standards Agency Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) pack, the simple, jargon-free way to put a HACCP-based food safety management system in place. Work through the "safe methods" and keep the daily diary to show how you keep food safe, comply with food hygiene law and support a better food hygiene rating. Designed for small food retail businesses such as shops, delis and convenience stores that handle food. Professionally printed and wire-bound, ready to use. Can be used by food businesses anywhere in the UK.
By Food Standards Agency
Safer Food, Better Business for Caterers
An official Food Standards Agency Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) pack, the simple, jargon-free way to put a HACCP-based food safety management system in place. Work through the "safe methods" and keep the daily diary to show how you keep food safe, comply with food hygiene law and support a better food hygiene rating. Designed for small catering businesses such as restaurants, cafés, pubs and takeaways. Professionally printed and wire-bound, ready to use. Can be used by food businesses anywhere in the UK.
By Food Standards Agency
Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice - Catering
The Industry Guide to Good Hygiene Practice: Catering Guide gives advice and guidance to caterers on how to comply with their legal obligations. Specifically written for caterers to help them comply with HACCP and other legal requirements. If you are starting a catering business from scratch, this book will guide you through your legal requirements and help you to implement them.
By British Hospitality
Safe Catering - Northern Ireland Food Safety Pack
The official Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland food safety management pack for caterers. A practical, easy-to-use system based on HACCP principles to help Northern Ireland food businesses comply with food hygiene regulations. Includes daily diary, safe methods, and record-keeping sections. Designed specifically for the Northern Ireland regulatory environment.
By Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland
ButcherSafe - Food Safety Management System for Butchers
Official Food Standards Scotland HACCP-based food safety management system specifically designed for butcher shops and retailers with butcher departments. Includes sector-specific hazard analysis, temperature controls, cross-contamination prevention, and cleaning schedules tailored for meat handling. Essential for ensuring food safety compliance in meat retail environments.
By Food Standards Scotland
CookSafe Scotland - Food Safety Assurance System
The official Food Standards Scotland food safety management system for caterers. A complete HACCP-based pack that helps you comply with food hygiene regulations in Scotland. Includes hazard analysis, critical control points, monitoring procedures, and record-keeping templates. Designed specifically for Scottish catering businesses to ensure compliance with the Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
By Food Standards Scotland
Which publication do I need?
Every UK food business needs a documented, HACCP-based food safety management system, and these official packs are recognised ways to meet that. You can buy and use any of them anywhere in the UK; environmental health officers sometimes recommend a particular pack whatever your location. Start with your trade:
Caterers, restaurants & cafes
CookSafe, Safe Catering, the Industry Guide or the FSA's Safer Food, Better Business (SFBB) pack. They cover the same HACCP essentials, so use the one you prefer or the one your EHO recommends. Chinese and South Asian kitchens have tailored SFBB versions.
Butchers & meat retailers
ButcherSafe, a HACCP system built for meat handling, used by butchers across the UK.
Shops & food retailers
Safer Food, Better Business for Retailers, the FSA pack for shops, delis and convenience stores handling food.
Childminders
Safer Food, Better Business for Childminders, written for registered childminders preparing food for children.
Starting a new food business
The Industry Guide or the SFBB caterers pack walk you through your legal obligations from scratch.
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Carren Amoli
Founder & Lead Food Safety Consultant
BSc (Hons) · Former NHS dietitian · International food safety auditor · 16+ years
Carren founded Kitchen Tonic in 2015 and has 16+ years in food safety. She personally oversees client work, from HACCP plans to EHO inspection support, and has helped 500+ UK kitchens reach a Food Hygiene Rating of 5.
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