Food Safety National Occupational Standards
Like many businesses, you may be experiencing skill gaps or find that some qualified recruits lack the up-to-date skills, knowledge and understanding needed to thrive in their roles and contribute actively to business and industry present and future development and success.
This is your invitation to be part of the solution.
We are currently reviewing National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Food Safety. These standards aim to set out industry agreed benchmarks for job performance and supporting employers and employees across the industry and the UK.
They are the building blocks of qualifications, apprenticeships, training and professional development and are relevant to all types and sizes of business from around the UK. We therefore welcome your input and feedback.
Having your say is easy - just follow the links.
In the first step you will see an overview of the areas we are covering in what is called Functional Analysis or a Functional Map. Let us know if you are happy with this or leave a comment if anything is missing or requires adjustment.
In the second step you will see a set of standards. Just follow the links in to the areas that are relevant to you and your business. You will be able to edit or comment on these line by line.
Every comment is valuable. Thank you very much for taking part it is appreciated and will make an impact as this review moves forward. Please complete all the following short questions to help us put your views in context.
This consultation will run until Friday, 2nd January 2026.
Please note that by completing this consultation, you agree to your responses being discussed during group consultation activities and to your responses being included in reporting on feedback to these consultations.