HIGHFIELD LEVEL 1 AWARD IN FOOD SAFETY IN MANUFACTURING (RQF)
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* Half day course
* Food business operators are required by law, to ensure that food handlers
receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food hygiene in
line with their work activity and should enable them to handle food safely
* This Level 1 Award in Food Safety in Manufacturing helps to prepare people
for working in a low-risk role in a factory, where they will be handling, or
around, food
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Course Contents:
* The Importance of Food Safety
* Legal responsibilities of food handlers
* Personal hygiene
* Contamination and cross contamination
* The importance of keeping one's work areas clean
* Pest control
* Basic bacteriology
BENEFITS OF THIS COURSE:
* Businesses have a duty to their customers to produce food that is safe for
consumption.
* There are one million cases of food poisoning
[https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news/avoid-the-unwanted-gift-of-food-poisoning-this-christmas] in
the UK each year.
* More than 6,000 are admitted to hospital.
* In 2014/2015, businesses in Chesterfield were issued 344 written enforcement
notices. Derby received 1,116.
* Doing our Ofqual regulated, nationally accredited course ensures that nothing
of importance is left out.
* EU and UK regulations
[https://pochattraining.co.uk/resources-food-law-code-of-practice/] state
that all food handlers must receive appropriate training in food safety
practices relevant to their duties.
* The Food Standards Agency
[https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/food-hygiene-for-your-business] says
that 'Food business operators are required by law, to ensure that food
handlers receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food
hygiene in line with their work activity and should enable them to handle
food safely’.
* This Highfield Level 1 Award in Food Safety in Manufacturing (RQF) is a
nationally accredited qualification especially suitable for people working
in, or planning to work in, the food retail industry where some food handling
takes place
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ACCREDITED, OFQUAL REGULATED QUALIFICATION:
This Level 1 Food Safety in Manufacturing training course is a nationally
recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Highfield
Qualifications [https://www.highfieldqualifications.com/].
This means that you can be rest assured that your level 1 Food safety in
Manufacturing certificate fulfils the legal requirements and is a very good way
to make sure your low-risk employees are trained appropriately in Food Safety.
The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2616/5
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