Strengthening confidence in safe, well-managed workplace dining.
The Intertek Food Hygiene Control Programme for Canteens gives organisations a trusted way to evaluate the hygiene, safety, and operational standards of their workplace dining facilities. FHCP Canteens reviews the controls, behaviours, and processes that protect staff, visitors, and contractors from food-borne risks, creating cleaner, safer, and more efficient food environments.
Built for today’s evolving workplaces, the programme helps organisations demonstrate due diligence, achieve stronger compliance, and enhance the overall dining experience across factories, corporate offices, schools, and industrial sites.
A programme where food safety meets workplace wellbeing
Whether your canteen is managed in-house or by a contracted service provider, FHCP Canteens aligns with recognised food hygiene guidance such as the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene. The assessment focuses on how facilities, processes, and people work together to reduce risk, protect diners, and raise daily standards.
By identifying hygiene gaps early and guiding continuous improvement, the programme strengthens food safety culture and supports long-term operational resilience.
Benefits of FHCP Canteens
Organisations use FHCP Canteens to protect their workforce and brand reputation while elevating hygiene excellence. Key benefits include:
- Protecting your brand through visible due diligence
- Reducing risk by identifying and correcting hygiene gaps before incidents occur
- Supporting regulatory compliance and sanitary control plans
- Improving efficiency by streamlining routines that save time and resources
- Building trust by demonstrating consistently high hygiene standards
What the assessment covers
FHCP Canteens delivers a structured review of your canteen’s hygiene controls across critical areas, including:
- Infrastructure
- Personal hygiene practices
- Cross-contamination prevention
- Allergen management
- Pest, effluent, and waste management
- Staff and customer zones
- Transport, where applicable
- Water safety
- Cleaning and sanitation
- Product withdrawal and recall
- Quality and regulatory compliance
This comprehensive scope ensures that each part of the dining operation contributes to a safe, compliant, and well-managed food environment.
Recognition for meeting high hygiene standards
Sites that successfully meet programme requirements receive an Intertek Certificate of Hygiene Compliance, valid for one year. Ongoing surveillance can be added for organisations seeking continuous assurance and year-round visibility of hygiene performance.
How Intertek supports your canteen
Intertek conducts a targeted hygiene assessment covering food receipt, storage, preparation, service, cleaning, and operational controls. The audit goes beyond routine inspections by evaluating:
- Hygiene performance
- Staff competencies and training needs
- Opportunities for continuous improvement
The result is a clearer picture of your strengths and risks, helping you maintain a safe, compliant, and trusted environment for every meal served.
Build confidence in your workplace dining
Intertek’s FHCP Canteens programme helps organisations create dining spaces that support wellbeing, protect brand reputation, and deliver a consistently high standard of hygiene. It is a proactive path to stronger compliance, safer operations, and greater trust.
Frequently Asked Questions
FHCP Canteens is Intertek’s structured hygiene assessment programme for workplace and on-site dining facilities. It evaluates the controls, practices, and conditions that protect diners from food-borne illness while supporting regulatory compliance and operational excellence.
The programme is designed for organisations that operate staff canteens, whether managed internally or by third-party providers. It is ideal for factories, corporate offices, schools, industrial facilities, and any site offering regular staff dining.
Routine inspections check compliance at a point in time. FHCP Canteens provides a deeper, systematic review of hygiene performance, infrastructure, staff practices, training needs, and continuous improvement opportunities. It gives organisations a clearer picture of risk and helps elevate day-to-day standards.
The programme aligns with recognised international food hygiene guidance, including Codex general principles, and incorporates best practices in sanitation, allergen management, and cross-contamination control. This ensures the assessment reflects expectations across global food safety frameworks.
Sites that meet programme requirements receive an Intertek Certificate of Hygiene Compliance, valid for one year. Organisations may choose ongoing surveillance for continued assurance and visibility of hygiene performance.
Assessment duration depends on the size and complexity of the canteen, but most evaluations can be completed within a short on-site visit. Intertek will outline an estimated schedule during the planning phase.
Yes. The programme provides documented evidence of hygiene due diligence, supports sanitary control plans, and helps organisations demonstrate a proactive approach to food safety during regulatory checks and customer assessments.
Intertek provides clear feedback and practical recommendations to help you correct issues and strengthen hygiene controls. This guidance supports continuous improvement and long-term risk reduction.
Yes. FHCP Canteens can be rolled out across regional or global networks to create consistent hygiene expectations and benchmarking across all dining facilities.
