Level 2 Award in Food Safety (Formerly Basic/Foundation)

European Regulation 852/2004 requires that all food handlers must receive appropriate supervision, instruction and/or training in food hygiene. Government approved industry guides indicate that staff handling open high risk foods should receive training to Level 2 (formerly known as Basic or Foundation Food Hygiene).

Course Content

The qualifications cover the following topics:

• Legislation
  
• Food safety hazards
  
• Temperature control
  
• Refrigeration, chilling and cold holding
  
• Cooking, hot holding and reheating
  
• Food handling
  
• Principles of safe food storage
  
• Cleaning
  
• Food premises and equipment

Delegates will complete a multiple choice test of 30 questions that will last up to 1 hour to achieve the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Certificate