Fundamentals of Food Hygiene - Level 2
This qualification is designed for anybody who handles food, including the general public, and is particularly suitable for those working in kitchens or undertaking frontline duties in preparing, processing or retailing food. The emphasis of this qualification is placed on the correct handling of "high risk" foods and the importance of temperature control.
It provides the basic knowledge for candidates to be safe food handlers and to be able to play an effective role in a food business operator’s food safety management system.
Holders of this qualification will be able to describe the importance of food hygiene, outline the nature of food hazards and describe good hygiene controls.
This short programme is usually delivered over one day, and assessment is by a multiple-choice examination of 40 minutes consisting of 30 questions.
