FreshFarm food guidance

Preventing cross-contamination

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

Issued by Food Standards Agency

What this means

Raw food, dirty equipment, hands, packaging and allergens can transfer hazards to food that will not receive another safety step.

What to do

  1. Separate raw and ready-to-eat food by area or time.
  2. Use suitable cleaning and disinfection between tasks.
  3. Store covered raw food below and away from ready-to-eat products.

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

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