Food Hygiene – An Introduction training

Poor food hygiene can lead to pest infestation, illness and even death. Research published by the Food Standards Agency in 2020 reported significantly higher estimates for foodborne illness than previously thought.

Good food hygiene is therefore vital to protect individuals and businesses. This introductory course looks at food hygiene and safety.

Good food hygiene is vital to protect individuals and businesses. This introductory course will cover how to take personal responsibility for food safety, the importance of food handlers and work areas being kept clean and hygienic and keeping food products safe.

You are counted as a food handler if you prepare any food for other people in a work or volunteer capacity – for example foster carers and childminders. It is important to ensure that you and your staff are up to date on good food hygiene practices.

Access this course as part of the following online course package(s):

Education

Foster Care

Residential Childcare

This course will cover:
  • How individuals can take personal responsibility for food safety
  • The importance of food handlers keeping themselves clean and hygienic
  • The importance of keeping work areas clean and hygienic
  • The importance of keeping food products safe

This Food Hygiene - An Introduction course has been designed specifically for people who require an introduction to food hygiene in the workplace. Whilst it provides focus for those working in Children's Services, Education and Residential Care, it would also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like an overview of good food hygiene practices.We can deliver this course either: online, as a webinar, or as a face-to-face programme. If you have your own LMS and would like this course as a SCORM file, please get in touch.

The online version of this course will take 2 to complete. The webinar versions are usually 2-3 hours long and face to face delivery will usually be around 4-5 hours.

You can access this course in three ways, as an online course, as a webinar, or with face-to-face delivery.

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Aims of the Food Hygiene – An Introduction course

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Be able to identify how individuals can take personal responsibility for food safety
  • Understand why it is important for food handlers to keep themselves clean and hygienic and the importance of keeping work areas clean and hygienic
  • Be able to identify the importance of keeping food products safe

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