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Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (NEW)

Duration: 1 day including exam

 

Course introduction

This qualification is designed principally for all those who are, or intend to be, food handlers within the catering and hospitality industry. A food handler is any person who handles food, whether open or packaged. This qualification may also be appropriate for people whose work requires them to enter food premises e.g. maintenance engineers.

Suggested further development would be to Food safety level 3 in catering

The Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Catering ensures that food handlers who complete the course are trained and understand:

• The importance of their expected behaviour as responsible individuals within food safety procedures.
• The importance of keeping themselves clean and hygienic.
• The importance of keeping the work area clean and hygienic.
• The importance of receiving and storing food safely.
• The importance of keeping food safe.
• The importance of being able to prepare, cook, hold and serve food safely.

These are important to understanding and maintaining good practice in the handling, preparation, processing and production of safe food.

 

The course covers: -

• Food handling practices and procedures.
• The importance of personal hygiene and personal hygiene practices.
• Reporting of illnesses
• Contamination and cross contamination.
• Temperature control.
• The safe preparation, cooking, chilling and reheating of foods
• Storage and stock control
• Importance of keeping to work are and equipment clean and tidy.
• Waste disposal.
• Pest controls.
• Premises design and equipment.
• Statutory requirements of food businesses and food handlers.
• Hazard analysis.
  

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