Food Hygiene Level 3 for Manufacturing

Course Overview

This Food Hygiene Level 3 course is essential for any manager or supervisor in a manufacturing business. All managers have an important role to play in promoting food safety legislation in the workplace, encouraging other staff members to follow good food hygiene practices and contributing towards the business’ food safety management system. By law, food handlers of all levels must be appropriately trained, and this Level 3 course aims to help managers and supervisors understand their vital day-to-day responsibilities.

Course Outline

This food safety course is divided into 15 easy to follow interactive modules and includes a multiple choice test at the end:

• Introduction to Supervising Food Safety
• Food Safety Legislation
• Food Contamination
• Controlling Contamination
• Micro-Organisms, Food Poisoning and Viruses
• Non-Bacterial Food Poisoning
• Temperature Control
• Checking, Verifying and Recording Temperatures
• Premises and Equipment Design
• Waste, Cleaning and Disinfection
• Pest Control
• Personal Hygiene
• Training Staff
• Implementing a Food Safety Management System
• Food Safety Auditing

Target Audience

This Level 3 Food Hygiene in Manufacturing course is ideal for managers and supervisors in all types of food and drink manufacturing business. The course is also designed for anybody wanting to move into supervisory management.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this Food Hygiene Level 3 course learners will:

• Categorise food into four distinct food groups
• Have knowledge of the way that bacteria can affect food and make it unfit for consumption, plus know how to control the risk
• Limit allergens from contaminating food
• Understand the basics of personal hygiene and why it is important
• Identify what is required from a food premises in order for it to be food safe
• Effectively clean equipment and the premises in order to stop bacterial growth and cross-contamination
• Explain the basics of a HACCP food safety management system and recognise the relevance of auditing and inspection
• Understand different ways in which food can be cooked, reheated or held
• Have awareness of the relevant food safety legislation and how it can be complied with
• Be able to state the safe temperatures for cooking, chilling and freezing food and understand how to take temperature readings.
• Know what the law requires in regards to personal hygiene when working in a food retail premises