Business Directory
See below for a useful list of common acronyms – and where appropriate, links to the organisations themselves.
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
| FULL TITLE | WEBSITE | |
| ACAS | Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service | acas.org.uk |
| BESA | Building Engineering Services Association | www.thebesa.com |
| BHA | British Hospitality Association | www.ukhospitality.org.uk |
| BII | British Institute of Innkeeping | www.bii.org |
| BPCA | British pest control association | bpca.org.uk |
| BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy | |
| BSI | British Standards Institute | |
| CAIS (HSE) | Catering Information Sheet | www.hse.gov.uk |
| CHIP | Chemical Hazards Information Packaging | |
| CIEH | Chartered Institute of Environmental Health | www.cieh.org |
| CIP | Clean in place | |
| COSHH | Control of Substances Hazardous to Health | |
| DEB | Delayed Eruptive Boiling | |
| EHO | Environmental Health Officer | |
| EHP | Environmental Health Practitioner | |
| EMA | Economically Motivated Adulteration | |
| FBO | Food Business Operator | |
| FIR 2014 | Food Information Regulations 2014 | |
| FSA | Food Standards Agency | www.food.gov.uk |
| FSA 1990 | Food Safety Act 1990 | |
| FSB | Federation of Small Businesses | www.fsb.org.uk |
| GIT | Goods In Transit (insurance) | |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points | |
| HASAWA | Health and safety at work act | |
| HSE | Health and Safety Executive | www.hse.gov.uk |
| HTST | High Temperature Short Time | |
| ICO | Information Commissioner’s Office | |
| IDDSI | International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative | |
| IOH | Institute of Hospitality (formerly HCIMA) | www.instituteofhospitality.org |
| IOSH | Institute of Occupational Safety and Health | www.iosh.com |
| IVS | Intervening Ventilated Space | |
| MCS | Marine Conservation Society | www.mcsuk.org |
| MSC | Marine Stewardship Council | www.msc.org |
| NCASS | National Caterers Association | www.ncass.org.uk |
| NFCU | National Food Crime Unit (part of Food Standards Agency) | www.food.gov.uk |
| NOEA | National Outdoor Events Association | |
| PA | Primary Authority | |
| PAL | Precautionary Allergy Labelling | www.food.gov.uk |
| PAS 96 | Publicly Available Specification 96 | |
| PAT | Portable Appliance Testing | |
| PEG | Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy | |
| PPDS | Pre Packaged for Direct Sale (Natasha’s Law) | |
| QUID | Quantitative Ingredient Declaration | |
| RCCU | Regional Cyber Crime Unit | |
| RIDDOR | Reporting of Injuries Disease and Dangerous Occurrence Regulations | |
| RSPH | Royal Society for Public Health | www.rsph.org.uk |
| SALSA | Safe and Local Supplier Approval | www.salsafood.co.uk |
| SALT | Speech and Language Therapist | |
| SDS | Safety Data Sheet | |
| SIA | Security Industry Authority | |
| SWOT | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats | |
| TACCP | Threat Assessment Critical Control Points | |
| TR19 | Extraction Cleaning Standards (see BESA) | |
| TSO | Trading Standards Officer | |
| UHT | Ultra Heat Treatment | |
| VACCP | Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control Points | |
| VHR | Vent Hygiene Register (see BESA) | |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
