Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene For Retail

By law, anybody who works with food must understand the principles of food hygiene and know how to keep food safe. This is essential for those who work in the retail sector of the food industry who must ensure that they protect their food from hazards and their consumers from harm. This Level 2 course has been written by experts in the industry to ensure that you satisfy this legal requirement and know how to keep your customers safe. The content thoroughly covers topics relevant to food retailers, including how to identify food hygiene hazards, control contamination, and work in a way that ensures all food prepared, handled, and sold is safe to eat. You will learn about your responsibilities through a range of retail-specific interactive exercises, written text, and video content. Upon completion of this training, you will be confident in your food hygiene knowledge and have all the skills you need to keep people safe and comply with food hygiene law. What you'll learn By the end of this course, you will be able to: Recognise the consequences of poor food hygiene and safety and the principles of food safety management systems. Explain your own and others’ responsibilities for food hygiene and safety in line with food safety law. Identify food safety hazards and recognise how to prevent contamination of food. Explain safe food preparation and storage practices. Outline the importance of personal hygiene, effective cleaning practices and pest control.