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Summary of Examples Hazard 16 Food Safety


Example NumberSourceProperty DateStoreys/LocationProperty TypeSummary InformationHazardLink
1IDeA19302 storeySemi detached houseThe kitchen is generally in poor condition, with rotten and broken base units and damaged work surfacesEExample 1
2BCCpre 19202 storeyGround floor fast food takeaway and first floor, 3 bedroom, residential accommodation.The fast food takeaway business, which occupies the entire ground floor, has a kitchen in good condition, which it uses for commercial purposes. This kitchen is also used by the occupiers of the first floor accommodation. There are no food storage, preparation or cooking facilities on the first floor for the sole use of the occupiers.GExample 2
3CLGpre 19202 storeysemi detached houseThe kitchen is narrow, being 2.5m long by 1.5m wide. The worktop consists of a crudely cut and bowed 750 x 500 mm sheet of strawboard situated between the sink and the cooker. The worktop has a porous surface and is difficult to clean. Other than the cupboards and drawer under the sink, there are no provisions for the storage of food or kitchen equipment.B+Example 3
4CLGLate 1960sblock of flats with balcony accessBlock of flats with balcony accessThe kitchen is small, measuring 2.4 m x 2.2 m. The sink has worn and scoured wooden drainers on either side. There is a worktop high 300mm deep shelf along one side wall, and a low kitchen table. A 1000mm wide wall unit on the other side wall is the only storage unit provided. The lack of proper worktops means that it is likely that the wooden drainers will be used for this purpose. Given the condition of the worktops, there is a possibility of cross-contamination of cooked and uncooked foods.D+Example 4

 Key
BCC – Bristol City Council
CLG – Department of Communities and Local Government
IDeA- Improvement and Development Agency (for Local Government)

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