British Frozen Food Federation
Su Dakin - Technical Manager
Joanna Hancock – Health, Safety and Projects
Manager
Making Primary Authority Work for
BFFF Members
 About BFFF
 Researching - What Businesses Want
 Our Challenges to BRDO
 Why Fire Safety, Different Approaches
 Challenges and Opportunities for the Future.
BFFF
 BFFF is the Trade Association for the UK frozen food industry
 Representing the Interests of 320 members:
 Food Manufacturers
 Wholesalers
 Importers
 Cold Storage/Logistics Providers
 Associate Members
 Retailers
 UK frozen food market worth £7.85 billion
 Over 60% of BFFF Members are SME Businesses
 First to form PA Co-ordinated Partnerships
 Business Expert Groups.
Research
Beaufort Research Spring 2013
Member Interest
In Primary Authority
Which categories
Member Regulatory Issues and Concerns
Results Convinced us that PA4TA offered Value!
What Businesses Want –
the Challenges
 Fair and Proportionate Regulations
 Practical and Unambiguous Guidance
 Consistent Enforcement
 Allow multiple partnerships
 Sharing ‘Assured Guidance’ between
direct and co-ordinated partnerships
 Paradox of individual advice and a
shared approach to compliance.
BFFF Primary Authority (PA) Schemes
BFFF Primary Authority regulatory Categories and partners are?
• Health and Safety
• Food Safety
• Food Standards
• Weights and Measures
• Fair Trading
• **NEW**
• Fire Safety.
Why Fire Safety?
Members feedback from our Fire Safety survey:
 Resounding results from members
of all sizes
 Businesses require a competent
and dedicated Fire Safety advisor
- lack of internal knowledge
 Inconsistency of advice and
approach from Fire Services.
Our aim in relation to Fire Safety is:
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 Provide consistent advice
source
 Improve safety and compliance within the
industry
 Facilitate an open forum between the industry
and the regulators.
Our new approach to Primary
Authority
Direct partnerships administered through BFFF
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 Ensure we provide the service
members of all sizes
 Facilitate bespoke advice for all
companies
 Capture industry guidance themes.
Future challenges and opportunities
 Earned recognition- ensuring this is embedded
within our Primary Authority scheme
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 Official Controls Regulations 882/2004
 Streamlining the process for industry guidance
and involvement with National Regulators
 Mechanisms to ensure consistency
between Local Authorities and other Regulators.
Thank you for listening
Health and Safety
Fire Safety
Joanna Hancock
01400 283096
joannahancock@bfff.co.uk
Food Safety
Food Labelling
Weights and Measures
Fair Trading
Su Dakin
01400 283094
sudakin@bfff.co.uk