Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety For Retail

It is a legal requirement for anyone who works with food to have a good understanding of food hygiene principles and know how to ensure food safety. This is particularly crucial for those in the food retail industry who have a responsibility to protect their consumers from harm by safeguarding their food from potential hazards.

Our Level 2 course has been developed by industry experts to help you fulfill this legal requirement and equip you with the necessary knowledge to keep your customers safe. The comprehensive course material covers a range of topics relevant to food retailers, including identifying food hygiene hazards, controlling contamination, and working in a manner that ensures all food prepared, handled, and sold is safe for consumption.

With interactive exercises, written text, and video content specifically tailored to the retail sector, you will learn about your responsibilities and gain the skills required to ensure compliance with food hygiene laws. By the end of the training, you will be confident in your knowledge of food hygiene and have all the skills necessary to keep your customers safe.

Who should take this course?

The hygiene of foodstuffs is regulated by the European Union Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, which mandates that all food handlers receive proper training to perform their duties safely.

This Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Retail course ensures compliance with this legal obligation by providing a comprehensive introduction to appropriate food handling practices for learners.

This course is specifically designed for food handlers who sell food that may not be consumed immediately. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Market stalls
• Farm shops
• Grocery stores
• Supermarkets
• Butchers
• Bakers
• Fishmongers
• Wholesalers
• Delicatessens

Certification

Our courses are all accredited by the CPD Certification Service and conform to widely recognized Continuing Professional Development (CPD) standards.

In addition, this Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Retail course is approved by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents through their RoSPA Qualifications Assurance System, ensuring that it provides current, high-quality, and approved training. It is also endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality, which has evaluated the course content independently and determined that it meets good practice standards.

Once you successfully complete the course, you will receive a quality assured certificate by post on the next working day. This certificate can serve as proof of compliance and can be used for auditing purposes.

It is important to note that this certificate does not expire. However, in accordance with industry best practices, we recommend renewing your training every three years. Your certificate will indicate the recommended renewal date.

Aims of the course

By completion of this course, you will have the following knowledge and skills:

1. Comprehensive understanding of your duties and your employer's responsibilities under both UK and EU food hygiene regulations, as well as the principles of food safety management systems.

2. The ability to identify different types of hazards that can contaminate food, including microbiological, physical, chemical, and allergenic hazards, and the knowledge of how to control them.

3. Familiarity with safe food storage practices for different types of food, including the distinction between "use by" and "best before" dates, as well as how to maintain the cold chain and perform effective stock rotation.

4. Understanding of safe food preparation and display techniques, including proper thawing, cooking, and cooling of hot food, displaying hot and cold food, and monitoring food temperatures.

5. Recognition of the importance of personal hygiene, knowledge of proper handwashing procedures, and awareness of when it's necessary to wash your hands.

6. Understanding of the design requirements for food premises to minimize hazards, as well as familiarity with cleaning and pest control responsibilities.

Assessment

After finishing the online training material, you will have the opportunity to take the online assessment, which includes 30 multiple-choice questions with a passing score of 80%. The answers are marked instantly, so you will receive immediate feedback on whether you have passed.

In the event that you do not pass the assessment, you can review the course material and retake the assessment as many times as needed at no additional cost.