Food Hygiene Course

Our Food Hygiene Course provides employees with the essential knowledge and skills to maintain high standards of food safety, helping to protect customers from foodborne hazards.

Designed for those who handle, prepare, or serve food, this IOSH-approved course ensures compliance with legal requirements while promoting best practices in food hygiene.

Covering key topics such as HACCP principles, safe food preparation, storage, and personal hygiene, this online course supports organisations to reduce risks, safeguarding their reputation and ensuring customer safety.

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Food Hygiene Course

An essential, in-depth course that equips staff with the knowledge and skills to maintain high standards of food hygiene, ensuring safety, compliance with UK regulations, and best practices in the workplace.

£25

For Your Team

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Who should take this course?

The Food Hygiene Course is suitable for all those involved in the preparation, cooking and handling of food and work under a HACCP process.

Course duration

The Food Hygiene Course takes approximately 25-30 minutes to complete.

Course Aims

By the end of the food safety course participants will:

Understand an employer’s and employee’s responsibilities under food safety laws.
Be able to recognise physical, chemical, microbiological and allergic contaminants and apply prevention techniques to minimise food safety risks.
Know the importance of maintaining accurate records to support compliance with food safety regulations and prevent incidents.
Know how to cook, store, defrost and reheat foods safely.
Understand the symptoms of common foodborne illnesses and how to prevent them.

Course accreditations

Our accreditations mean you can be confident that we deliver high-quality, effective eLearning that forms part of a professional development programme.

We pride ourselves on our extensive certification and accreditation. We’re CPD Certified and this course is SCORM compliant which means it can be integrated as part of your existing LMS or used as part of our SHINE learning management system.

Learn more about our health and safety accreditations.

Benefits of the Food Hygiene Course

Supports organisations to meet legal requirements and reduce the risk of penalties by maintaining food safety standards and management systems.
Comprehensive training helps prevent food poisoning, cross-contamination, and food-borne illnesses, protecting customers and employees.
IOSH Approved, CPD Certified and SCORM Compliant training.
The Food Hygiene Course can be completed at the participant’s own pace, at a time that suits them.
Interactive training to keep participants engaged throughout.
Multiple choice quizzes so participants can check their understanding as they go.
Summaries at the end of each section to enhance understanding.

FAQs

Can this course be customised to fit the specific needs of my business?

We can customise the food hygiene course content and branding to your organisation. Please visit our bespoke training page to find out more, or contact our friendly team on 0203 011 4242.

How do I ensure this course meets the legal requirements specific to my industry?

The course is IOSH-approved and aligns with UK food safety regulations. It covers all the essential areas, including HACCP principles, to help ensure legal compliance. If you have specific requirements, we can tailor the course to your organisation.

Is this course suitable for refresher training?

Yes, the online Food Hygiene Level 2 course is suitable for both initial training and refresher training. It covers up-to-date legal requirements and best practices, making it an ideal choice for employees who need to renew their knowledge.

What kind of support can I expect if I encounter issues with the course?

We offer full technical support to ensure a smooth experience, whether you’re using our SHINE platform or integrating the course into your LMS. Additionally, our customer support team is available to answer any questions related to course content or compliance.

Is there a discount if I need to train a large team?

Yes, we offer volume discounts for businesses that need to train multiple employees. Please contact us to discuss your requirements, and we can provide pricing based on your team size.

What happens if someone fails the course assessment?

Participants who don’t pass the assessment on their first attempt can review the course material and retake the assessment. The course is designed to support learning, with interactive elements and quizzes to reinforce understanding throughout.

How quickly can this training be rolled out to my team?

Once purchased, the course can be accessed immediately through our SHINE platform or integrated into your existing LMS, allowing employees to begin training right away.

Can I monitor employee progress throughout the training?

Yes, if using the SHINE platform, you can track employees’ progress, view completion rates, and download certificates for compliance records.

Start your learning adventure

Created by experts. IOSH Approved. CPD Certified. Our fire, health and safety courses support your compliance training needs. We offer flexible eLearning options. Buy individual courses now and start learning. Or simply call us to discuss group discounts and enterprise pricing options.

Buy now – individual course

Fully interactive – online learning
Certified training – created by experts
Perfect for smaller businesses and sole traders starting out

£25.00

Call us – volume discount

Save money – volume discounts
Control – central dashboard
Reporting – monitor training progress
Ideal for mid-sized SMEs needing to deploy training at scale

Call us – Enterprise pricing

Bespoke – tailored to your needs
Comprehensive – over 50 courses
Support – 1-2-1 account management
Perfect for larger businesses needing a wide variety of training

Course Overview

Introduction

Statistics relating to food safety, including the number of cases of food poisoning and food borne illnesses that go unreported.

The benefits of following food safety practices and the consequences of not doing so.

Food safety law

An employer’s and employee’s responsibilities under food safety laws.

The legal requirements for food serving organisations and the importance of establishing a food safety management system.

Training

The training that must be provided to food handlers, what should be covered and when training should be provided.

Record keeping

What records to keep to prove all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent accidents, injuries and illnesses.

The benefits of keeping accurate records.

Food safety hazards

Looking at the types of physical, chemical, micro-biological and allergenic food contaminates, the health consequences and how to prevent illnesses and injuries.

Food poisoning

Common illnesses caused by food poisoning, the causes, symptoms, average onset times, and who is must vulnerable.

Food borne illness

The causes and sources of food borne illnesses, with symptoms, average onset times, and who is most vulnerable.

Food poisoning chain

Looking at the links in the food poisoning chain and how infections continue to spread.

What conditions bacteria need to grow, the optimum temperature for bacteria growth and which foods are high-risk.

How bacteria can be destroyed by heat and rendered dormant below -1⁰C.

Cross contamination

How cross contamination can occur and what steps to take to prevent it.

Acrylamide

What acrylamide is, the health effects and how you can cut down on the amount of acrylamide in your diet.

Probe thermometers

What probe thermometers are used for, how to take the temperature of meat correctly, how to ensure a thermometer is calibrated properly and is well cleaned and disinfected.

Fridge and freezer temperatures

What checks to carry out to ensure fridges and freezers are at the correct temperatures. How to rapidly chill foods such as rice, pasta and joints of meat and why it’s important.

How to store frozen foods correctly, and safe methods for defrosting, reheating and cooking food.

Legal requirements for temperature control.

Personal hygiene

Why high standards of personal hygiene are essential to food safety and the steps to take to maintain standards.

Principles of safe food storage

The main ways that food can be preserved and the appropriate conditions for storing frozen and ambient foods.

The difference between ‘best before’, ‘use by’ and ‘sell by’ dates.

Food allergen control

How food allergens can affect people and how to prevent cross-contamination with allergen free foods during storage and preparation.

Hygienic equipment, surfaces and premises

How cleaning schedules are an important part of a food management system based on HACCP principles.

The steps to follow to clean large and small equipment, surfaces, walls, ceilings and floors.

How waste control is central to food safety, where bins should be kept and how to ensure they are hygienic.

The importance of suitable ventilation in food preparation areas.

First aid and accidents

What a first aid kit should contain, the importance of having enough first aiders on site and recording accidents and incidents.

Food pests

Types of food pests, the conditions that attract them and what the signs are.

How to prevent food pests.

Assessment

At the end of the food hygiene training there are 10 multiple choice questions to answer, and the pass mark is 80%.

Certificate

If you complete food hygiene training on SHINE, you will receive a certificate on successful completion of the course which is downloadable as a PDF file.

How is it delivered?

The food safety course is delivered online or through a computer network to each trainee at their desktop, laptop or mobile device.

We can also provide the course to be integrated into a SCORM compliant LMS.

Training can be completed at the employee’s own pace by “bookmarking” and recording progress and returning to the training later.

SHINE – compliance record keeping

The Praxis42 Digital Platform SHINE is our advanced eLearning management system and helps organisations deliver effective online learning for their employees.

A cost-effective tool for compliance record-keeping, SHINE allows you to view and manage employee training records easily. Individual training certificates can be printed as proof of compliance for audits or visits from enforcing agencies.

What our clients say

From national pub chains to global insurance, our clients value our expertise and service.

I have found the team at Praxis42 to be one of the best providers of fire risk assessments in the UK. The fire expertise, together with a robust quality assurance process, means the quality of fire risk assessments are high.
The customer services ethos of the leadership team, together with the number of directly employed fire risk assessors means Praxis42 are quick to respond and react to our changing prioritises and resourcing requirements.
Rachel Price – Director, Health and Safety Consulting UK&I at AECOM

Praxis42 have provided health, safety and food hygiene audits and risk assessments for our public house estate for nearly 10 years and visit over 3200 premises annually. Their multi- skilled team understand what is required and apply pragmatic solutions to help us ensure compliance across the complex hospitality environment. Coupled with this they use technology to deliver and are flexible in their delivery and enable us to continuously improve our risk profile and are a pleasure to work with.
Dan Dutfield – Group Safety Manager – Ei Group

We worked with Praxis42 in August 2020 to obtain a Covid-19 Return to Work eLearning module for our staff. The module from Praxis42 stood out from others as it delivered on all fronts: the content was excellent, it was visually engaging as a result of using the latest eLearning software and the user experience was fantastic.
William Brown – HR Manager – The Glasgow School of Art

I would have no hesitation in recommending Praxis42 and their interactive and engaging training solutions.
Ian Horsman, Head of Health, Safety and Environment at Atos UK

The compliance learning management system tracks, records and reports on the training which provides just the right level of information for me to manage completion of the programme. Working with Praxis42 was very simple and they were helpful and professional throughout the process.
Marianne Pendray – Director of Operations, Legal and Compliance – ITV

Praxis42 were chosen after an extensive tender process earlier this year. The quality and range of the e-learning courses, assessments and documents were excellent and the ability to tailor these to the specific needs of Hiscox customers greatly appreciated. The team has shown themselves to be highly professional, flexible and dedicated to building a long-term partnership with Hiscox and delivering a great experience to our customers.
Chris Parker – UK Underwriting Vendor Manager – Hiscox

Praxis42 understands how a compliance programme is delivered and supports me at a strategic level, with insights and help with what often appears a complex subject, with pragmatic clear guidance, advice and solutions.
Ross Warden – Retail Director – Kurt Geiger

We like working with Praxis42 as they are large enough to manage the business requirement but are small enough to ensure that there is a personal relationship to assist with dynamic situations at speed to ensure that McColl’s needs are met.
Alison Fagan – Health and Safety Manager – McColl’s

We are delighted that our partnership with the Praxis42 team has been extended for a further three years and are looking forward to working with them on the next phase of our safety journey.
Ellen Davis – HSW Operations and Vendor Manager – BT

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