E-TRAINING 24/7: Food Hygiene for a Food Handling Operator
Food Hygiene Training provides food handlers with practical knowledge to ensure food safety, prevent contamination, and comply with hygiene requirements. The training helps organisations reduce food safety risks while meeting applicable legal requirements and the principles of the HACCP system.
Intended Audience
This training is intended for employees whose work tasks involve the handling, preparation, processing, storage, transport, or serving of food.
The target group includes: employees in catering and food service establishments, employees in food production and food processing facilities, food retail employees and food handlers, kitchen staff in schools and kindergartens, kitchen staff in healthcare and social care institutions, other employees who handle food as part of their work duties
Important Information
Food hygiene training is required in accordance with applicable food safety legislation, including Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs.
Training Objective
The objective of the training is to provide participants with the knowledge and practical understanding required to ensure safe food handling practices and compliance with food hygiene requirements.
The training increases awareness of food safety risks, helps prevent food contamination, and reduces the risk of foodborne illnesses.
Training Topics
- principles of food hygiene and food safety
- microorganisms relevant to food safety
- foodborne diseases and food poisoning
- types of food contamination and preventive measures
- allergen management
- operational procedures in food handling establishments
- cleaning and disinfection
- pest control
- personal hygiene requirements
- HACCP principles
- legislation related to food hygiene
- responsibilities of food handlers
Learning Outcomes
understands the importance of food hygiene
understands microorganisms and contamination risks
can identify sources of food contamination
follows personal and workplace hygiene requirements
understands HACCP principles
knows the responsibilities of food handlers
can apply food hygiene principles in daily work
Access to the e-learning course is valid for 30 days from the activation of the user account. Access to the course will be granted after the invoice has been paid.