FOOD HANDLER TRAINING

This course is a basic review of food safety practices for food service employees. This course is recommended for all food industry employees, which can assist employees in the implementation of safe food handling practices at their food establishment. The course is also known as the “Florida DBPR Food Worker Training” in Florida. The benefit for taking this course outside of these areas is to provide employees with a basic understanding of food safety. If left to the manager, there is no guarantee it will be accomplished or that the training will be consistent.

 Learning Objectives

• To develop a better understanding of Food safety, its importance, and those who enforce it
• To get acquainted with food-borne illness and what causes it
• To become familiar with biological, physical, and chemical contamination
• To better understand temperature control
• To learn the importance of proper personal hygiene in the workplace
• To get a better understanding of cleaning, sanitization, and facility design

 Course Outline

This course covers food safety issues, regulations, and techniques to maintain a food-safe environment. It will help you to better understand how handling food correctly is not only the law, but it improves safety and lowers cost as well.

• LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SAFETY
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• LESSON 2: PERSONAL HYGIENE
  • Common Hazards
  • Hand and Arm Washing
  • Skin, Hair, Mouth, Nose, and Throat
  • Clothing and Jewelry
  • Employee Sickness
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• LESSON 3: CONTAMINANTS
  • Biological Contamination
  • Physical Contamination
  • Chemical Contamination
  • Cross Contamination
  • Lesson Quiz
  
  
  
• LESSON 4: TEMPERATURE AND TIME CONTROL
  • Temperature Control
  • Time Controls
  • Lesson Quiz
  
  
  
• LESSON 5: CLEANING AND SANITIZING
  • How To Clean And Sanitize
  • The Difference Between Cleaning And Sanitizing
  • The Importance Of Cleaning And Sanitizing
  • Lesson Quiz