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Free food safety posters — print straight from this page
Three A4 posters every small food business ends up needing, based on UK FSA guidance. No downloads, no signup — print the ones you want. Looking for the allergen one? The 14-allergen poster has its own page.
Wash Your Hands
- Wet hands with warm running water
- Apply soap and lather well
- Scrub for 20 seconds — backs of hands, between fingers, under nails, thumbs
- Rinse thoroughly
- Dry with a clean paper towel
Always wash: before handling food · after raw meat, fish or eggs · after the bin, cleaning chemicals or handling money · after breaks and the toilet.
Free food safety tools — allergenkit.co.uk
Safe Temperatures
0–5°C
Fridge (aim ≤5°C; legal max 8°C)
−18°C
Freezer
75°C
Cooking & reheating core temp*
63°C+
Hot holding
- Check and record fridge/freezer temps at least daily
- Cool cooked food quickly — ideally within 90 minutes — before refrigerating
- Never refreeze defrosted food
- *Scotland: reheat to 82°C
Free food safety tools — allergenkit.co.uk
Stop Allergen Cross-Contact
- Separate boards, knives and utensils for allergen-free orders
- Clean surfaces and equipment before preparing an allergy order
- Wash hands and change gloves between tasks
- Store allergen ingredients sealed, labelled and below/away from others
- Beware shared fryers — oil carries allergens between foods
- Never guess — check the allergen matrix, and if unsure, ask the person in charge
Free food safety tools — allergenkit.co.uk
Make the allergen side effortless too
Posters set expectations; records prove compliance. Build a dated, print-ready allergen matrix free in ten minutes, print a 14-allergen customer poster, and if you sell grab-and-go food, generate compliant PPDS labels from your recipes.
Based on UK Food Standards Agency guidance current at publication. Always follow your own food safety management system (e.g. Safer Food, Better Business) and local Environmental Health advice.