1. British Frozen Food Federation Su Dakin - Technical Manager Joanna Hancock – Health, Safety and Projects Manager

2.  About BFFF  Researching - What Businesses Want  Our Challenges to BRDO  Why Fire Safety, Different Approaches  Challenges and Opportunities for the Future. Making Primary Authority Work for BFFF Members

3.  BFFF is the Trade Association for the UK frozen food industry  Representing the Interests of 320 members:  Food Manufacturers  Importers  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.  Wholesalers  Cold Storage/Logistics Providers  Associate Members BFFF

4.  Beaufort Research Spring 2013  Member Interest  In Primary Authority  Which categories  Member Regulatory Issues and Concerns Results Convinced us that PA4TA offered Value! Research

5. 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.

6. BFFF Primary Authority regulatory Categories and partners are? BFFF Primary Authority (PA) Schemes Health and Safety Food Safety Food Standards Weights and Measures Fair Trading **NEW** Fire Safety.

7. 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. Why Fire Safety?

8. 4 Our aim in relation to Fire Safety is:  Provide consistent advice from a competent source  Improve safety and compliance within the industry  Facilitate an open forum between the industry and the regulators.

9. 4 Direct partnerships administered through BFFF  Ensure we provide the service for all members of all sizes  Facilitate bespoke advice for all companies  Capture industry guidance themes. Our new approach to Primary Authority

10. 4  Earned recognition- ensuring this is embedded within our Primary Authority scheme  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. Future challenges and opportunities

11. 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