Level 3 Food Safety Certificate Food Safety Legislation

Question 1

Which UK legislation places the primary legal duty on food business operators to ensure their food is safe?

Accepted Answer

The Food Safety Act 1990

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The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

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The Food Standards Act 1999

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The Consumer Rights Act 2015

Question 2

Which EU-derived regulation, retained in UK law post-Brexit, sets out the general principles and requirements of food law?

Accepted Answer

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002

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Regulation (EC) No 852/2004

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Regulation (EC) No 853/2004

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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011

Question 3

What does the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006 require of food businesses?

Accepted Answer

To implement food hygiene procedures based on HACCP principles

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To achieve a minimum Food Hygiene Rating of 3

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To employ a qualified food safety officer

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To install CCTV in all food preparation areas

Question 4

What is the 'due diligence' defence under the Food Safety Act 1990?

Accepted Answer

A defence available to a food business that can prove it took all reasonable precautions to prevent a food safety offence

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A defence that applies only if no one was harmed

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A defence only available to small businesses

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A complete exemption from food safety law for certain sectors

Question 5

Under UK food law, who has primary enforcement responsibility for food safety in catering businesses?

Accepted Answer

Local authority Environmental Health Officers (EHOs)

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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) directly

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Trading Standards Officers

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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)

Question 6

What is the maximum penalty under the Food Safety Act 1990 for selling food that is injurious to health?

Accepted Answer

Unlimited fine and/or up to 2 years' imprisonment

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A fixed penalty of £5,000

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Only a formal warning

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A fixed penalty of £20,000 and licence revocation