Who is it for?
Anyone who handles, prepares, cooks, serves or stores food as part of their work.

The course is designed to help food handlers understand their responsibilities and follow good food hygiene practices to ensure food is handled and served safely.

About the course
This online course provides learners with the knowledge required to understand UK food safety and hygiene requirements and apply good food hygiene practices in the workplace.

Learners will explore food safety hazards, contamination, allergens, temperature control, storage, personal hygiene, cleaning and disinfection, pest control and food safety management systems.

What you'll learn

The course covers:

• Food safety responsibilities and legislation
• Food poisoning and foodborne illness
• Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
• Food safety hazards and contamination
• Bacteria, viruses, spores and toxins
• High and low-risk foods
• Physical and chemical contamination
• Food allergies and intolerances
• The 14 regulated allergens
• Communicating allergen information
• Temperature control and monitoring
• Safe food deliveries and storage
• Cooking, hot holding, cooling and reheating
• Personal hygiene and effective handwashing
• Pest prevention and control
• Cleaning and disinfection
• Food safety management systems
• HACCP principles

Course duration: Approx. 4 hours
Assessment: Self-checks throughout followed by a final multiple-choice assessment
Pass mark: 80% on the final assessment
Attempts: Up to 3 attempts
Certification: Downloadable certificate on successful completion
Certificate validity: 3 years