Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate for
Manufacturing, Catering or Retail

Formerly known and referred to as the "Basic Food Hygiene", this online Award in Food Safety follows the most up to date National Standards, which were introduced in 2006. This legistlation affects all sectors and individuals in the Food Industry be it Manufacturers, Caterers or Retailers.

A Level 2 Food Safety Course should be undertaken by those who prepare and handle high risk food, or food which is ready to eat. For example a chef or food handlers in the Manufacturing and Retail sectors.

Under the new Food Hygiene Regulations, anyone who has a business who has a business which prepares, handles or sells food must make sure food is safe to eat. There are a number of things that companies and individuals must do:-

Register the company with the Local Authority.
Complete a Company Registration Form.
Make sure all staff undertake Food Hygiene Training.

All of those individuals who handle ready to eat foods, and high risk foods, should undertake the Food Safety Level 2 Award.

Who should do a Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety Course?

Those who handle high risk foods i.e. food that is ready to eat. A good example of this is somebody making sandwiches or a chef/cook in a kitchen.
Members of staff who are responsible for managing people involved in food preperation. For example supervisors.

Sometimes simple foods, for example sandwiches, can be confused as being low risk foods. In fact Sandwiches, Paninis, Burgers etc. are ready to eat foods and are therfore High Risk. Individuals preparing this type of food should undertake Level 2 Food Safety Training.

Certification

All of our Food Hygiene and Safety Courses have being accredited by the CPD Certification Service, (Continuing Professional Development). In addition to this the courses follow the syllabus used by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

Upon Completing the Course

There is an end test of 30 questions, of which 20 (66%) must be answered correctly to enable the user to print their CPD Certificate from their PC.

Once you have successfully completed the course and passed the assessment, you will be be able to immediately download and print your CPD Accredited Certificate in Food Safety. This certificate can then be produced as proof of training at any audit and inspection.