QA LEVEL 2 AWARD IN FOOD SAFETY (REFRESHER) (RQF)
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* Face to Face: Half day course
* Virtual Classroom: Spread over 2 sessions of 2½ hr duration
* Suitable for those who have previously done an Ofqual regulated course in
Food Safety in Catering, for Retail and for Manufacturing
* Reminds learners about the importance of Food Safety and how to ensure food
is safe for consumption
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Course Contents:
* Responsibilities of food handlers
* Types of contamination
* Causes of cross contamination
* Types of Contamination and the Associated Risks
* Keeping the work area and equipment clean and tidy
* Pest control
* Sources of food poisoning
* People at higher risk of food poisoning
* High risk foods
* Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP)
* Personal hygiene in food safety
* Safe temperatures for food processing
* Food spoilage
* Storage and deliveries
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.
* How much can you remember from when you did your original course?
* From our experience, people remember very little one year later - let alone
longer than that
* 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 (Refresher) (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.
* Doing this Ofqual regulated, nationally accredited course ensures that
nothing of importance is left out of your memory, and that you are able to
produce or sell food that is fit for human consumption
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ACCREDITED, OFQUAL REGULATED QUALIFICATION:
Our Food Safety in Catering 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 in Catering
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 603/4311/4
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