Practical guides · UK focus
Questions worth asking about food.
Five clear field guides to labels, allergens and safe handling. Each one starts with what you can check, then points to the public guidance behind it.
Explore the guidesRead and use
Choose the question in front of you.
General information for England, Wales and Northern Ireland where the cited guidance applies. Check local guidance elsewhere.
Packaging
Read a nutrition label
Compare like with like using per-100g figures, then check whose portion the package describes.
Read the guideEating out
Ask about allergens
Use the menu as a starting point and ask the people preparing your food about ingredients and handling.
Read the guidePackaging
Use-by or best-before?
Know which date is about safety and which is about quality, then follow the package instructions.
Read the guideHome kitchen
Keep leftovers safe
Follow a simple cooling, storage and reheating sequence grounded in Food Standards Agency advice.
Read the guideHome kitchen
Check with a thermometer
Learn where to put the probe and why appearance alone cannot confirm the centre temperature.
Read the guide
Using a food photo
What a photo can tell you
A dish photo can offer context, with limits. See the existing guide for those limits before using a photo lookup.
Read the photo guideThese guides offer general information. Food Says Hi cannot verify a meal’s allergens, exact nutrients or safe cooking from a photo.