QA LEVEL 2 AWARD IN FOOD SAFETY FOR MANUFACTURING (RQF)
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* Face to Face: Full day course
* Virtual Classroom: Spread over 3 sessions of 2½hr duration
* 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
* Recommended by HSE and Environmental Health Officers (EHO's)
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Course Contents:
* The Importance of Food Safety
* Food Safety Laws
* Legal Responsibilities of Food Handlers
* Types of Contamination and the Associated Risks
* Bacteriology
* Food Poisoning
* Foodborne Illnesses
* An Introduction to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
* Personal Hygiene
* Work Flow, Work Surfaces and Equipment
* Cleaning and Disinfection
* Waste Disposal
* Pest Control
* Safe Food Handling Practices including Time and Temperature Controls
* Preparation
* Cooking and Reheating
* Chilling
* Cooling
* Thawing
* Hot holding
* Displaying food
* Core temperatures
* Food Preservation
* Storage
* Stock Control Procedures
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’.
Our QA Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (RQF) is a nationally
accredited qualification especially suitable for people working in, or
planning to work in, the food retail industry, and complies with the training
regulations.
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ACCREDITED, OFQUAL REGULATED QUALIFICATION:
Our Food Safety For Manufacturing training course is a nationally recognised,
Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards
[https://qualsafeawards.org/].
This means that you can be rest assured that your Food safety For Manufacturing
certificate fulfils the legal requirements and is a very good way to make sure
your employees are trained in Food Safety.
The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2592/6
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