Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2
Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2 provides employees with the essential knowledge and skills to maintain high standards of food safety, helping to protect customers from foodborne hazards.
Designed for those who handle, prepare, or serve food, this IOSH-approved course ensures compliance with legal requirements while promoting best practices in food hygiene.
Covering key topics such as HACCP principles, safe food preparation, storage, and personal hygiene, this online course supports organisations to reduce risks, safeguarding their reputation and ensuring customer safety.
Who should take this course?
The Food Hygiene Course is suitable for all those involved in the preparation, cooking and handling of food and work under a HACCP process.
Course duration
Food safety level 2 takes approximately 25-30 minutes to complete.
Course Aims
By the end of Food Safety & Hygiene (Level 2) participants will:
- Understand an employer’s and employee’s responsibilities under food safety laws.
- Be able to recognise physical, chemical, microbiological and allergic contaminants and apply prevention techniques to minimise food safety risks.
- Know the importance of maintaining accurate records to support compliance with food safety regulations and prevent incidents.
- Know how to cook, store, defrost and reheat foods safely.
- Understand the symptoms of common foodborne illnesses and how to prevent them.
Benefits of the Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2
- Supports organisations to meet legal requirements and reduce the risk of penalties by maintaining food safety standards and management systems.
- Comprehensive training helps prevent food poisoning, cross-contamination, and food-borne illnesses, protecting customers and employees.
- Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2 can be completed at the participant’s own pace, at a time that suits them.
- Interactive training to keep participants engaged throughout.
- Multiple choice quizzes so participants can check their understanding as they go.
- Summaries at the end of each section to enhance understanding.
- choosing a selection results in a full page refresh