Food Safety Awareness
(Half Day Course)

Course Overview 📘

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This Food Safety Awareness course is designed to help participants develop the essential knowledge and understanding needed to handle food safely and reduce the risk of contamination and foodborne illness. The course provides an overview of key food safety principles, including personal hygiene, safe food handling, temperature control, cleaning procedures, allergen awareness, pest control, and the prevention of cross-contamination. Participants will also understand their responsibilities when preparing, serving, storing, or handling food within the workplace. This course supports a safe, hygienic, and responsible approach to food handling, helping participants protect consumers, colleagues, and the reputation of their organisation.

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What You Will Learn 🎯

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By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

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​✅ Understand the importance of food safety and hygiene
✅ Recognise common food safety hazards
✅ Understand how harmful bacteria can contaminate food
✅ Identify the main causes and symptoms of food poisoning
✅ Prevent cross-contamination during food preparation and storage
✅ Understand the importance of effective personal hygiene
✅ Follow safe food storage, cooking, cooling, and reheating practices
✅ Understand the importance of temperature control
✅ Follow appropriate cleaning and disinfection procedures
✅ Recognise common signs of pest activity
✅ Understand basic food allergen responsibilities
✅ Follow workplace food safety procedures and report concerns appropriately

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Who Should Attend? 👥

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This course is suitable for anyone who handles, prepares, serves, stores, transports, or works around food, including:

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👩‍🍳 Catering and kitchen staff
🍽️ Restaurant, café, and hospitality workers
🏠 Care home and supported living staff
🏥 Health and social care professionals
🧑‍🏫 Education and childcare staff
🛒 Retail and food service employees
🚚 Food delivery, storage, and distribution staff
👨‍💼 Managers, supervisors, and team leaders
🌟 Anyone who wants to improve their understanding of food safety

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No previous experience is required, making this course suitable for new staff, induction training, refresher training, workplace development, and wider food safety awareness.

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Why Choose This Course? 🌟

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This course gives participants clear and practical guidance on how to handle food safely and maintain appropriate standards of hygiene within the workplace.

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Participants will benefit from:

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💡 Clear explanations of essential food safety principles
🦠 Awareness of bacteria, contamination, and foodborne illness
🌡️ Practical guidance on cooking, storage, and temperature control
🧼 Guidance on effective cleaning and personal hygiene
🥜 Increased awareness of food allergens and consumer safety
🛠️ Realistic workplace examples to support understanding
⚠️ Guidance on identifying and reporting food safety concerns
🏆 Suitable content for induction, refresher training, and organisational compliance

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By choosing this course, organisations can help ensure staff understand their food safety responsibilities and feel confident applying safe and hygienic working practices.

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Course Availability 📅

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Available as an in-house training session at your workplace of via virtual webinar at a time which is convenient for you.

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