Food Safety & Hygiene (Level 1)
Food poisoning affects millions of people in the UK each year, and in most cases it is the result of poor hygiene practices that could have been prevented. This IOSH-approved Level 1 course covers the fundamentals of food safety, including personal hygiene, cleaning, cross-contamination prevention and correct storage practices, and explains what the Food Hygiene Regulations 2006 require of anyone who handles food. Completed entirely online in around 50 minutes, a printable certificate is issued on completion.
• Introduction to food safety
What food safety means in practice, the legal requirements under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2006, the causes of food poisoning and how food can become contaminated at any stage of handling, preparation or service.
• Personal hygiene
The personal hygiene standards required of anyone who handles food, including handwashing procedures, protective clothing, reporting illness and the behaviours that prevent the transfer of contamination from person to food.
• Cleaning and cross-contamination
The principles of effective cleaning and disinfection, how cross-contamination occurs between raw and ready-to-eat foods, and the practical steps required to prevent it in food handling and preparation environments.
• Storage, temperature and time
How to store food correctly to prevent spoilage and bacterial growth, the temperature ranges that must be maintained for different food types, and how time and temperature interact to create or reduce risk.
• Assessment
Online knowledge checks completed throughout the course.
Online e-learning course of approximately 50 minutes, delivered with interactive content and practical examples. A printable certificate is issued on completion.
Anyone working in food handling, preparation, catering, hospitality or retail environments, including new starters with no prior food safety training.
No prerequisites required.