FreshFarm food guidance

Chilling and freezing food safely

A plain-English explanation for farmers, connected to the official UK source.

Issued by Food Standards Agency on GOV.UK

What this means

Food that needs temperature control must be cooled, stored and transported within safe limits. The business should monitor equipment and act when a limit is missed.

What to do

  1. Set the required storage limit for each product.
  2. Check and record refrigerator or freezer performance.
  3. Define what must be discarded or assessed after a temperature failure.

Official destination checked 11 September 2026. The original opens in a new tab, so this FreshFarm explanation stays open.

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