In 2006 in response to a change in European Law, the Basic Food Hygiene Certificate which had previously only been a level one qualification was updated and expanded. The change in EU law made it mandatory for all UK premises where food was handled to have in place a ‘Food safety Management System’. This meant industry wide changes to all existing food handling guidelines. Due to the scope of the changes it was feared that the Basic Food Hygiene Certificate was simply too basic to cope with the new more complex food safety law. To ensure that all staff...