Food Safety In Retail, Level 1

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 for Retail helps to prepare people for working in a low-risk role, where some food handling takes place.

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

Businesses have a duty to their customers to produce food that is safe for consumption.

There are one million cases of food poisoning 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 state that all food handlers must receive appropriate training in food safety practices relevant to their duties.

The Food Standards Agency 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 Retail (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