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Highfield Level 2 Award in Food Safety (RQF)

Course Overview

Highfield Awarding Organisation

By law, food business operators must ensure that food handlers receive the appropriate supervision and training in food hygiene. It is also the most popular food safety qualification accepted by enforcement officers and auditors.

Who should complete the course?

This qualification is aimed at individuals who are, or intend to be, food handlers in the workplace.

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Course Details

Aims

The aim of this qualification is to prepare delegates for employment in a catering, retail or manufacturing role, or to support a role in the workplace.

Outcomes

  • Understand the importance of food handlers keeping themselves and work areas clean and hygienic
  • Understand the importance of keeping food products safe

Course Content

  • Key Legislation
  • Responsibilities of food handlers
  • Personal hygiene
  • Keeping work areas clean
  • Safe disposal of waste
  • Pest control
  • Safe handling of foods
  • Reporting and recording
  • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)

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