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Jersey: for restaurants and takeaways

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Jersey is not the UK: the app follows the Food (Jersey) Law 2023, Environmental Health inspects, and the result is an Eat Safe rating of 0, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars.

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Jersey: food hygiene rules

Inspection body
Environmental Health, Government of Jersey
Public rating
Yes
Languages in the app
English

Your inspection

Environmental Health (Government of Jersey) inspects food businesses. How often depends on the risk of the business.

After a visit the officer tells you what to put right and by when. Serious problems can lead to a notice, a stop to part or all of the business, or court. The research did not confirm the fine amounts, so Chef Hygiene names none.

Hygiene rating

Eat Safe gives 0, 2, 3, 4 or 5 stars (there is no 1 star). The Food Safety (Eat Safe Rating) (Jersey) Order 2017 requires the sticker at customer entrances. Whether this changes under the Food (Jersey) Law 2023 is not yet confirmed: ask Environmental Health.

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

Temperatures

  • LawChilled food at 8°C or colder, as in the UK. Chef Hygiene checks the fridge against 5°C, its own safer target. The research treats 8°C as the rule, but did not read the new Food (Jersey) Regulations.
  • LawHot food at 63°C or hotter, as in the UK. Chef Hygiene sets no grace time below 63°C: reheat at once or throw away.
  • Official guidanceCool cooked food as quickly as possible: into the fridge within 90 minutes is good practice.
  • Official guidanceCooking and reheating: 75°C in the core (or 70°C for 2 minutes). This is good practice.
  • Official guidanceFrozen food: −18°C or colder. This is standard practice.

Staff, training and health

  • Official guidanceFood handlers should be supervised and trained in food hygiene for their work. This is good practice, and the Eat Safe audit checks it. Jersey sets no certificate renewal the research could confirm.
  • Official guidanceStaff with diarrhoea or vomiting stay away from food until 48 hours after the symptoms stop. This is UK-style guidance.

Allergens

  • Official guidanceGive allergen information for the 14 allergens for food that is not prepacked. The new Food (Jersey) Regulations cover allergen information; the research did not read their exact words.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultThe research did not confirm whether Jersey needs this in writing. Chef Hygiene checks for a written list per dish and an “ask staff” sign. This is the app’s default.

Fire safety checks

  • Chef Hygiene defaultThe research found no Jersey fire or electrical interval it could confirm. The checks below are good practice, not Jersey law. They can be edited. In a fire, call 999 or 112.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultExtinguishers: Chef Hygiene suggests a yearly service by a competent person. Fire alarm: every 6 months. Emergency lighting: yearly.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultElectrics: Chef Hygiene suggests a test every 5 years. Gas: a yearly check.
  • LawAll gas work must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer, required in Jersey since 1 January 2022 (Health and Safety Inspectorate, Approved Code of Practice 13).

Records

  • Official guidanceA food safety system based on HACCP, with daily records. The Eat Safe audit checks it.
  • LawRegister your food business with Environmental Health before you open. The new Food (Jersey) Regulations bring a food business licence; its start date is not yet confirmed, so check gov.je.
  • Chef Hygiene defaultChef Hygiene asks for fridge checks twice a day.

Official sources

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Check with your local authority.

Jersey: the Chef Hygiene app

The app loads these rules for your kitchen, checks your records against them and keeps proof for the inspector.

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