1. Chilled Food Association
Field to Fork
Chilled Food Association

2. All food comes from plants or animals

3. Food has to be farmed, caught or grown at home
Companies making chilled foods order the ingredients they will need weeks in advance, giving the farmer time to produce them. Knowing consumer demand is very important.

4. From the farmer to the customer

5. Food has to be prepared carefully to make sure it is safe for us to eat

6. The bad microbes have to be controlled
Companies making chilled foods are responsible for making sure their food is safe to eat - customers complaining of food related illnesses are not good for business. There are lots of controls a company has to go through to make sure it is safe: HACCP

7. HACCP
Hazard
Analysis
Critical
Control
Points

8. The food item is then used to make another product or sold as it is
From field to fork

9. Production, Distribution and Sale to the Consumer