The Cress Company (The Company) is committed to preserving the safety, legality, quality and integrity of the foods it sells. It recognises and accepts its responsibility to comply with the food safety requirements of current legislation and industry standards.
The Company has developed and adopted food safety policies and procedures that meet legal requirements and industry best practice to achieve its objectives. The Cress Company only Stores, Transports, Distributes, Handles, Sells and Supplies fine food and selected drinks.
The Company acknowledges that the successful implementation of this policy requires full commitment from all levels of management and employees and requires that:
- All Company employees are required to know what is expected of them in respect of food safety and food hygiene and to strictly follow the guidance as laid out in this policy and the relevant procedures.
- All relevant employees are provided with the information and training to enable them to perform their tasks in a hygienic manner.
- All employees accept responsibility for ensuring that when they are performing tasks, they do so in a hygienic manner so that the safety, soundness and wholesomeness of the food they pick, pack and distribute is not put at risk.
- All employees co-operate with management or any other authorised person to ensure that statutory obligations are properly complied with.
The Company recognises that a successful food safety culture can be achieved only by following safe working practices and procedures developed through effective hazard analysis, training and experience. The below arrangements promote such a culture:
- The Company measures its performance in regard to food safety by audit and investigation of incidences of ill health or injury.
- The Company Food Safety Policy will be subject to continuous review and revision particularly when changes to legislation or technical knowledge occur.
- The company will notify customers of any actual or suspected defect, contamination or labelling issue affecting the legality or safety of the goods it sells and cooperate with any resulting investigation or recall.
It is the responsibility of the Senior Management Team to bring this policy statement to the attention of all employees.
| Date Reviewed |
August 2026 |
| Document Owner |
Managing Director |
| Approved by |
Quality and Compliance Manager |
| Version Number |
1 |