FreshFarm food guidance

Food safety during delivery

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

Issued by Food Standards Agency

What this means

The food must remain protected, traceable and within its safe temperature and time limits until the customer receives it.

What to do

  1. Test packaging for the longest expected journey.
  2. Confirm the receiver, time window and failed-delivery action.
  3. Record dispatch time and relevant temperature checks.

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

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