SOFHT supports FSA Food Safety Week

Note from the FSA to SOFHT members

“As you know the Food Standards Agency is now the lead partner in FSW and we have been taking our responsibilities very seriously. We’ve conducted extensive and in depth research with local authorities, consumers and schools, and we believe we have come up with a brand that will really catch people’s attention and enable us all to communicate food hygiene messages.

Therefore we are pleased to announce ‘GermWatch’, as the theme for this year’s Food Safety Week.

GermWatch has been designed to be an overarching brand for the Food Standards Agency’s communication with consumers about food safety – so hopefully you’ll be seeing plenty of it in the future. Food Safety Week 2008 will be the first time that GermWatch will have been used and we hope that over time Food Safety Week will become “GermWatch Week”.

The 4Cs (Cleaning, Cooking, Chilling and avoiding Cross-contamination) will continue to remain a focus for GermWatch, however our research has shown that cross-contamination remains the most confusing issue for consumers.

As with previous Food Safety Weeks we would encourage you to carry out local initiatives, particularly those focusing on vulnerable groups and those caring for them, schools & education and community groups and initiatives. To support you in this activity we will be producing the following items:

• A5, 6 page leaflet - FSA/1236/0508


• Cardboard leaflet dispenser - FSA/1237/0508


• A3 posters
  • Cross-contamination (fridge) - FSA/1238/0508
  • Cross-contamination (Chopping Board) - FSA/1239/0508
  • Cleaning - FSA/1240/0508
  • Cooking - FSA/1241/0508
  
  
• Stickers (x 50) - FSA/1242/0508


• Balloons - FSA/1243/0508


Orders can be placed from foodstandards@ecgroup.co.uk or 0845 606 0667.

District Councils in Northern Ireland are working with colleagues in FSANI and safefood to develop a local theme, complementary to the messages within the Germwatch theme. Although it is likely that materials will be produced to support the theme developed in Northern Ireland, we would like to emphasise that the generic items as listed above are available for all interested local authorities, including those in Northern Ireland.

Materials remain available from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) online at: www.foodlink.org.uk

We will also be producing some activity sheets for teachers and leaflet dispensers for businesses in your area to display their support. So whichever audience you are working with there should be something to meet your needs.

We are very excited about this year’s Food Safety Week and want to make it as successful as we can”.


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