Liam Jones
Founder, Pilla App
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Learn the food safety rules for cold buffets including the 4-hour rule, plus how Pilla and AI help you build buffet procedures into your system.
Join Liam Jones, founder of Pilla and a qualified food safety consultant, for a session on cold buffets.
Understand
Chilled foods displayed at ambient temperature for over 4 hours must be discarded. The clock starts when food leaves refrigeration, not when guests begin eating. Time tracking from first display is essential.
Adding fresh cold food to a tray containing food that has been at ambient temperature mixes safe food with potentially unsafe food. Replace entire trays with fresh batches instead of topping up.
All displayed food must be covered with sneeze guards, cling film, or lids. Every person approaching the table is a potential contamination source through sneezing, touching, or handling serving utensils incorrectly.
If guests wish to take buffet food away, a disclaimer should be provided stating that temperature control can no longer be guaranteed and the food should be consumed promptly or refrigerated immediately.
Apply
See how cold buffets fits into your wider food safety management system in Pilla. We walk through how to build this into your system so that your team has clear processes, accountability, and a documented trail that proves compliance.
Automate
Learn how AI can speed up this process and connect Pilla to your other tools, giving you a much more joined up system across your business.
Bring your questions, we'll be answering them live throughout.