Duration 2 – 3 hours

This Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety course is for anyone who handles, prepares or serves food in the catering industry. By law, all food handlers must have an understanding of the principles of food hygiene and know how to work safely to protect the food they serve from contamination.

This Level 2 course informs you of your legal responsibilities and what constitutes best practice for controlling food safety hazards, controlling temperatures, food storage, food preparation, personal hygiene and premises cleaning. You learn through a range of interactive exercises, written text, and video content.

Upon completion of this training, you will be confident in your food hygiene knowledge and have all the skills and tools you need to keep people safe and comply with food hygiene law.

WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?

Over 2 million cases of foodborne illness occur in the UK every year. The risk of illnesses from food increases when workers involved in the preparation, handling and serving of food do not have the information or training necessary to enable them to work safely and hygienically.

Food businesses have a legal responsibility to protect consumers from food that is damaging to health, from receiving food that is not of the nature, substance or quality which consumers expect and from food that is labelled, advertised and presented in a way that is false or misleading. Failure to comply with your duties and responsibilities as a food business may result in action being taken against you by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) or other enforcement agencies. Level 3 Food Hygiene in Catering training would be more appropriate for food business owners, managers and supervisory staff. This Level 2 course is more suitable for staff in non-senior roles.

Employees involved in the preparation, handling and serving of food can be at risk of causing foodborne illnesses if the risks are not managed effectively. Food businesses must provide employees with information, instruction and training suitable to the work that they are carrying out. This will ensure that they understand the food safety legislation and practices in place, helping to protect the health and safety of themselves and others. By taking our Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2 for Catering course, employees will learn about food hygiene and the law, helping them to recognise and work towards best practice principles. The course will explain responsibilities, how to prepare, handle, store and serve food safely, as well as how to maintain high standards of food hygiene.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

By the end of this food hygiene course, you will be able to:

• Recognise the consequences of poor food hygiene and safety and the principles of food safety management systems.
• Identify food safety hazards and recognise how to prevent contamination of food.
• Explain safe food preparation and storage practices.
• Outline the importance of personal hygiene, effective cleaning practices and pest control.
• Explain your own and others’ responsibilities for food hygiene and safety in line with food safety law.