Food Hygiene

Course Title: Food Hygiene

Course length

2 Hours

Maximum number to attend

20 – 60, Up to 20 delegates per course

This course is aimed at all staff in health and social care.

At the end of the training session, there is a short-written assessment to evidence the learning of the attendees.

Learning Outcome and Assessment Criteria

Introduction - Food Safety

Understand the importance of food safety measures when providing food and drink for individuals to include:

Food safety hazards

Food safety measures

Use of PPE

Clearing and disposal of food waste

Storage of food

Hygiene

Be able to maintain hygiene when handling food and drink to include:

Hand hygiene

Effective handwashing

Surface and utensil cleaning

Safety

Describe practices to control hazards when preparing and serving food and drink to include:

Food preparation

Clearing away of food and drink

Disposal of food waste

Cleaning and storage of utensils and equipment

Storage of Food and Drink

Describe practices to control food safety hazards when storing different types of food and drink.