Understanding Barriers to Accreditation in the Food & Drink Sector in Wales

 DECK TWO: Report FindingsA  report  by  the ZERO”FIVE Food  Industry  Centre  at  Cardiff Metropolitan  University  for  the Welsh  Government  Food  Division  as  part  of  Lot  9:  Programmes  to  Support  the  Food  &  Drink Sector. 

 Food Safety Schemes (FSSs) are essential to the food and drink industry. FSSs provide the framework  for  compliance within  the  industry  to  assist  in  the  production  of  safe  and  legal food.  FSSs  are  differentiated  by  having  their  own  criteria  for  food  safety,quality  and operational  control.  FSSs  aim  to  fulfil  legal  compliance  and  maintain  both  brand  and consumer protection.