Basic Food Hygiene

Washing Equipment & Food

Your premises must include satisfactory facilities for cleaning, disinfecting and storing all equipment. These facilities should be constructed from corrosion-resistant materials, be easy to clean and have a sufficient supply of hot and cold water.

Your premises must also have satisfactory facilities for washing food. Each sink on your premises used for washing food must have a sufficient supply of hot or cold water. The water must also be safe to drink. These facilities should be kept clean at all times and, where necessary disinfected.