10-05-2006, 12:35 PM
Bushbaby Wrote:What I don't like about this is that the deliveries (including meat and fish products) are usually made very early in the morning (just after 7am) and the stuff will sit out in the sun until after 10 before it is taken in. I just don't think that can be healthy in any way, shape or form.
Speak to your supplier and ask them to deliver at a certain time. To have it sitting outside is a food safety issue. Even so your supplier should not drop goods off without anyone there to sign for them.
If you have a surprise audit (and they do happen) you will fail if the inspectors see food sitting in the warm and on the ground. Its a perfect ground for bacteria to start growing.
I had an STS audit this week (for hospitals and schools supplies) and we had one box in our freezer off a pallet and it was noted.
Our drivers know not to leave stuff out of freezers or on the ground - they end up losing money if it defrosts or gets contamintated.
Check that your place is up to date with the new HACCP regs (1st Jan this year). It should all be there explaining everything for you. As well as an updated COSHH folder. If not ask the guys who supply you with cleaning agents to send you the safety data sheets.
You can also ask to take the temprature of frozen goods when they arrive, as long as its with a calibrated probe and the food has not been removed from the truck. It should be at -18 degrees with a 3 degree either way.