HACCP Food Hygiene Documents UK

The problem: an EHO inspection failure can mean closure

500,000+ UK food businesses are legally required to have food safety documentation under the Food Safety Act 1990. Food hygiene consultants charge £200-500 to write a HACCP plan. An EHO inspection failure, or a serious allergy incident under Natasha's Law, can mean closure, prosecution, and fines running into tens of thousands.

• Most small food businesses know they need HACCP documentation but don't know how to write it
• Generic allergen matrices that don't reflect your actual menu, a serious liability
• Temperature logs filled in retrospectively (or not at all). EHOs always check
• Businesses can't explain their Critical Control Points when asked, instant red flag

14 document types generated

• HACCP Plan, full 7 principles (hazard analysis, CCPs, critical limits, monitoring, corrective actions, verification, records)
• Food Safety Management System based on Safer Food Better Business (SFBB)
• Allergen Matrix, all 14 UK allergens mapped against your menu items
• Cleaning Schedule, chemicals, dilution rates, frequencies, contact times
• Temperature Monitoring Logs, fridges, freezers, cooking, hot holding, deliveries
• EHO Inspection Preparation, what they check, how to score well, common failures
• Supplier Approval Records, Pest Control Documentation
• Traceability and Recall Procedures under Food Information Regulations 2014

Business types covered

Restaurant and cafe, takeaway and fast food, food truck and mobile catering, bakery and patisserie, pub and bar food, school and hospital kitchen, catering company for off-site events, food manufacturing and production, childcare setting, care home kitchen, and butcher or fishmonger.

Each business type gets documents tailored to its specific hazards, a bakery's allergen risks are different from a takeaway's temperature control requirements, and the documentation reflects that.