A little reminder.

Advice to visitors

Gifted Food for our Residents

Advice to the family and friends of residents about how to make sure the food they bring as gifts will be safe to eat. This might include advice such as:

• It is best to bring low risk food such as washed fruit, biscuits and chocolate.

• Avoid bringing hot food for safety reasons as per Food Standards Agency - food.gov.uk

• Only use eggs that are British Lion code or equivalent assurance scheme in foods that

will not be cooked thoroughly, such as mousse, icing and desserts.

• We would discourage home-made or unpackaged foods.

• Check to make sure your family member or friend does not have an allergy to any of

the ingredients.

• Make sure that any foods with a ‘use by’ date, cooked food, or cakes and desserts

containing cream are kept in the fridge. It is a good idea to transport these types of food

in a cool bag or box, especially in hot weather.

• Gift and donated food should be limited to food with a best before date that does not

require refrigeration.

WHY?

Food past its use by date should not be used. We cannot be sure that food brought

by family and friends has been handled safely, so we only encourage low risk food.

Chilled foods need to be kept cold and used within shelf life to keep them safe

and stop harmful bacteria growing. This will help staff to keep track of when

the food was bought in and who for. This helps to protect the food from

harmful bacteria and prevent pests

Any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to request a chat with our Head Chef