Level Two Award in Food Safety, Short Course Programme

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Food Safety meets the legal requirement for food safety training for food sector employees. This course has been developed to address the growing need to make learning more relevant to specific business environments and meet the National Occupational Standards.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)

Course information
These qualifications have been developed to address the growing need to make learning more relevant to specific business environments and meet the National Occupational Standards.

Everyone who works with food has a special responsibility for safeguarding the health of consumers and ensure that the food they serve or sell is perfectly safe to eat.

This course provides fundamental food hygiene knowledge for all food handlers.

It is a legal requirement for the operator of a food business to ensure that all food handlers engaged in the food business are supervised and instructed and / or trained in food hygiene matters appropriate with their work activities.

The appropriate level of knowledge required to meet the legal requirements will vary depending upon what level of work activity is carried out by the food handler and should be in fitting with the level of knowledge and competence required to perform the activity safely

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The qualification covers the following topics.

Introduction to food safety

• The law
• Food safety hazards
• Temperature controls
• Refrigeration, chilling and cold holding of foods
• Cooking, hot holding and re-heating of foods
• Food handlers
• Principles of safe food storage
• Cleaning
• Food premises and equipment