EHI Primary Course in Food Safety

This qualification is suitable for any person working with foos or working in a food business who needs to have an understanding of operational food safety and play an active part in applying hygiene practices in their workplace.

• Benefits of good hygiene - introduction to costs of poor practices, food poisoning sources.
• Food contamination - how contaminants effect food, enter the food chain and prevention/control systems.
• Food delivery and service - handling and storing food. Dry goods, refrigeration, freezers and separation of high risk foods.
• Food preparation, cooking and service - Temperature control, thawing, reheating and food hygiene practices.
• Personal Hygiene - personal responsibilities, protective clothing and control of infectious diseases.
• Design, layout of premises and pest control - Common pests and pest control practices.
• Cleaning - definitions and functions of cleaning and disinfection.
• Introduction to HACCP - Hazard analysis critical control points within a food business.

NB!

• If insufficient bookings are received on any course , the course will be cancelled and a full refund will issue.

• Fees are NON REFUNDABLE except where a course is cancelled by Local Enterprise Office due to insufficient bookings.