Food Safety Essentials

Support your entry-level frontline team with affordable food safety training that was developed specifically for them. Available in English, Spanish and now Mandarin, this course is made up of 15 half-hour lessons. Online and self-paced, Food Safety Essentials helps you keep track of their progress with automatic training records.

After this course, your employees will know more about:

• How personal hygiene impacts product contamination
• The three types of hazards, the seven principles of HACCP, and the difference between processes that are “in control” and those that are “out of control”
• Common allergen cross-contact issues and how to prevent them
• The difference between food safety and food defense
• How to use and check foreign material control devices
• How to properly clean equipment, utensils, and waste areas
• How to control rodent populations
• Their role in preventing food contamination from microorganisms
• Situations to look for and correct during inspections
• How to keep grounds, storage buildings, and stored items pest free
• Common issues affecting food safety during equipment startup and breakdown
• How temperature affects food safety and quality
• What to look for before and after unloading incoming materials
• How to properly store allergenic materials
• Steps taken during a recall

Evaluation

Upon completion of the course and passing each course exam, participants will receive a certificate of achievement.