CFA and Chilled Education are making it even easier for people to get resources ranging from technical guidance to lesson plans and MicroTrumps sets. They can all be found via the online buying portal Shopify. As CFA’s Charlotte Patrick explains: “The Shopify system means a quicker response time for anyone ordering resources from us, and streamlined payment processes help keep costs down. All the items can still be found on the Chilled Education and CFA websites with no need for extra clicks – the system takes you seamlessly through.” It is already proving successful, with monthly orders more than doubling […]

  In the 11+ years since Chilled Education began, it has continually evolved to meet the changing needs of teachers, students and anyone involved in getting more young people interested in food science and careers in the chilled food industry. In the early years it was about the free lesson plans. Designed by science and food science teachers for fellow teachers, they cover everything from hygiene and taste to microorganisms, for Key Stages 1-4. Alongside this, CEd developed innovative resources including the MicroTrumps top trumps game which have also proved useful and informative to other colleagues, including Environmental Health Officers […]

  CFA members are required to use raw materials sourced from reputable approved suppliers, and therefore have procedures in place for their approval. For produce this includes compliance with CFA’s ‘Microbiological Guidance for Produce Suppliers to Chilled Food Manufacturers’. Fluctuations in food supplies can lead to use of spot buying. This requires working to pre-agreed protocols and careful monitoring to ensure compliance with agreed standards of food safety and quality.   CFA’s free downloadable Protocol for Spot Buying of Produce to be Used as Ready to Eat sets out key requirements on certification, microbiological safety, pesticide residues and contaminants, and […]