Food Safety
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Introduction
This NUT guidance has been prepared to highlight the health and safety hazards which can exist in the absence of clear policies and procedures on the safe preparation of food in schools. It covers a range of issues which need to be addressed when carrying out risk assessments and writing safety policies for food preparation areas, including a detailed examination of the main circumstances in which food and drink are likely to be prepared, served and consumed in schools.
It should be made clear at the outset that nothing whatsoever in this briefing should be interpreted as being in conflict with either the letter or the spirit of the School Meals Agreement 1968, which repealed regulations previously enabling local authorities to require teachers to supervise pupils taking school meals. The 1968 Agreement acknowledged that any supervision of pupils during the midday break was voluntary, and that consequently there was no contractual obligation on any teacher to undertake supervision during the midday break. Furthermore, the Agreement established that any teacher volunteering to undertake such supervision should be entitled to a free school meal.
> The Legal Framework
There are many laws and regulations concerning the preparation and serving of foods.
The Food Safety Act
| |NUT GUIDANCE ON STANDARDS |
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| |FOR FOOD SAFETY IN SCHOOLS |
| |[pic] |
Introduction
This NUT guidance has been prepared to highlight the health and safety hazards which can exist in the absence of clear policies and procedures on the safe preparation of food in schools. It covers a range of issues which need to be addressed when carrying out risk assessments and writing safety policies for food preparation areas, including a detailed examination of the main circumstances in which food and drink are likely to be prepared, served and consumed in schools.
It should be made clear at the outset that nothing whatsoever in this briefing should be interpreted as being in conflict with either the letter or the spirit of the School Meals Agreement 1968, which repealed regulations previously enabling local authorities to require teachers to supervise pupils taking school meals. The 1968 Agreement acknowledged that any supervision of pupils during the midday break was voluntary, and that consequently there was no contractual obligation on any teacher to undertake supervision during the midday break. Furthermore, the Agreement established that any teacher volunteering to undertake such supervision should be entitled to a free school meal.
> The Legal Framework
There are many laws and regulations concerning the preparation and serving of foods.
The Food Safety Act