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This online course is for is food handlers in manufacturing businesses.

Food handlers must therefore do everything they can to keep food safe and protect customers from ill-health and injury.

Why choose us?

  • We offer high-quality tutorial support, excellent materials, exceptional support to all our students and the creation of an engaging and positive learning environment

  • We have been a trusted provider of health, safety sustainability and wellbeing education for over 65 years, with exceptional pass rates.

 

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Course information

Course overview

By the end of the course learners should be able to:

  • Outline the importance of food safety procedures, risk assessment and safe food handling
  • Describe how to report food safety hazards, infestations and food spoilage
  • Outline the legal responsibilities of food handlers and food business operators
  • Explain the importance of personal hygiene in food safety including its role in reducing the risk of contamination
  • Describe effective personal hygiene practices, for example, protective clothing and hand washing
  • Explain how to keep the work area and equipment clean and tidy
  • State the importance of safe waste disposal
  • Outline the importance of pest control
  • State the risk to food safety from contamination and cross contamination
  • State how contamination of food can cause illness or injury
  • Describe safe food handling practices and procedures
  • Explain the importance of temperature controls
  • Describe stock control procedures including deliveries, storage, date marking and stock rotation
  • Explain how to deal with food spoilage to include recognition, reporting and disposal.

Assessment

The course is followed by a multiple-choice examination which leads to a certificate, confirming your knowledge and understanding of Food Safety for Manufacturing principles.

Study methods and booking

Digital Learning

If you can’t find time in your busy schedule to attend a classroom course, then online training is the answer.

Why digital learning?

  • Study wherever and whenever suits you
  • Perfect for people with busy lives
  • Most cost-effective way to study