Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety
Duration: 3 day including exam
Course introduction
This qualification is aimed at supervisors and middle management in all food businesses, and people running their own business where high-risk foods are handled. A foundation or Level 2 certificate is recommended before attendance.
Suggested further development would be to Advanced certificate in food safety
The course covers: -
- Legislation
- Supervisory management
- Temperature control (chilling, cooking)
- Contamination control
- Applying and monitoring good hygiene practices
- Implementing good food safety procedure
- Contributing to the safety training of others
- The costs of food poisoning
- Bacterial, non-bacterial food poisoning & food borne infections
- Hazard analysis & HACCP
- Personal hygiene
- Food preservation
- Design and construction of food premises & equipment
- Cleaning & Disinfection
- Pest control