Who is this course for?
Our Basic Food Safety Practices course is ideal for anyone in the food industry needing a solid grasp of food safety and hygiene, including:
- Food handlers
- Restaurant & retail staff
- Quality & safety personnel
What does the course cover?
The Basic Food Safety Practices course is a video-based course aimed at food handlers. There are 26 videos, which cover requirements as per R638 (SA Food Hygiene Regulations) and topics such as: Microbiological, Chemical, Physical and Allergen hazards in detail, Food Safety and Hygiene Policy, The Certificate of Acceptability, Responsibility of the Food Handlers (as the Hygiene Regulation – R638), Food Safety hazards (physical, chemical, microbiological and allergens), Personal Hygiene and Health, PPE, Allergen control, Pest Control, Recall and Traceability, Waste, Cooking, Storage, Cleaning and Sanitation, Temperature Control, Thawing and Display, Food Defence and Food Fraud etc as well as an overview of HACCP.
The videos make use of real workplace examples and are delivered in short 5-minute bite sizes. There are 6 automatically marked online assessments. A digital certificate will be awarded once all assessments are successfully completed.
Why Entecom?
Our comprehensive, self-paced, video-based courses bring food safety to life through real factory footage, practical examples, and interactive assessments.
You will not only learn basic food safety practices, but very importantly, HOW TO APPLY them in your food business.
Designed for busy food handlers, each course ends with digital certificate and skills you can put to work immediately.
