The followings are the tips for the BeSS certifications. Let's do some final check:
1. Make sure all documents are prepared, correct, clear and still valid.
2. Premise registration, Vaccination card and Food Handlers Training Certificate should be ready in the business premise.
3. Make sure all Food Safety element are complied, at least above rating of 86%.
4. Refer to calory bank given by Health advice officer and apply to at least the 10 main menu.
5. Obtain softcopy of food nutrition poster, print and display.
Credit: Food Safety & Quality division, Sabah State Health Department
Here are 6 tips to determine whether a premise is clean or otherwise. Check it out ~
1. Eating table
When we are approaching a food premise, the first thing we do will be touching tables and chairs. If they are oily or contains food leftovers that the tables / chairs are not cleaned probably, it is probably also the tables for food preparing would be also not cleaned probably.
2. Food Handlers
Choose food premise where their cook are dressing apron, head cover, glove when they are preparing food. Food servers are wearing clean attire, no accessories and with short nails.
3. Toilet
If the premise's toilet are dirty, water tap stucked, no soap, no tissue paper, it is probably the premise's kitchen would also have the same situation. If the hawkers surrounding is dirty like toilet, it is probably the food's safety is questionable.
4. Food Premise Grading
Local Authority (PBT) and Ministry of Health (KKM) always survey and grading food premise according to it's hygiene: Grade A (Excellent), B (Good), C (Satisfactory). The Grades are displayed so that we can choose clean premise.
5. BeSS logo
BeSS is KKM's accreditation which containing 3 aspect: Clean, Save and Healthy. The screening of this accreditation is strict. The owners / business managers should attend course, the premise would be checked and if it pass the standard, the premise will be awarded BeSS certificate. Restaurant, Hawkers, Caterer, Food Truck can apply.
6. Customer's Feedback
In this century, many food premise have geo-tagging which can be put feedback / review form. Read customer's review about the food premise. However, they are only for reference as some customers' review is subjective and in-accurate.
If you are are Food manager and would like to know how to apply BeSS, kindly visit District Health Department or the your nearest State Health Department, Food Safety & Quality Division for guidiance.
GUIDIANCE is free!
Credit: SAFE FOOD, Melaka Health Department, Food Safety & Quality Division
