Duration

3 hours

Suitable for

Those who are serving food or making light snacks, eg egg and toast or sandwiches.  NOT suitable for those preparing food regularly from raw materials (see 1 day Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering for this).

Care workers who need this training as a mandatory requirement to meet CQC standards

Content
By the end of their training delegates should be able to:

• know about the law as it applies to food hygiene
• understand why food poisoning is on the increase
• understand how food may be contaminated and how to prevent this
• know how temperatures affect the multiplication of bacteria
• state some of the possible causes of food poisoning
• state the principles of good food hygiene practice
• put best practice principles into action in their workplace

Expiry Date of Certificate

Needs updating regularly