A LANCASHIRE-based awareness group has warned the Asian business community to smarten up about food safety or face prosecution.

The Asian Business Federation hopes to address findings that only five per cent of Asian-run companies understand the implications of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), new guidelines on food storage, handling and preparation.

The group has launched the Food Smart initiative, a 13-step guide highlighting the changes brought in by HACCP, which came into force on January 1.

Khalid Saifullah, ABF's chief executive, said: "We were amazed by our research, which estimates that 9,500 businesses in the north west are not even aware of these regulations, let alone prepared for them.

"There is a critical need to have a programme that will help businesses from the food sector operate safely. We are launching Food Smart at Sanam Restaurant on Wilmslow Road, Manchester, on January 24."

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