Course: Food Safety and Personal Hygiene in a Professional Kitchen

Hand washing facilities Washing hands regularly is essential. Equally important as the hand washing process is using the appropriate facilities: Hand washing should be carried out in a designated hand …

Everyone has bad habits, in the kitchen you need to become aware of these bad habits and stop them as they can cause cross contamination of food. Bad habits include: …

It is unlikely that COVID-19 can be transmitted through food, and there is no evidence to date of this happening. Usual good hygienic manufacturing practices and thorough cooking for cooked …

Uniforms are worn not only for protection and a professional image but also for hygiene reasons. Uniforms must be washed and ironed daily. Each part of the uniform fulfills a …

As we explained earlier in the course, humans carry trillions of bacteria on their bodies including in their hair, on their skin and under their fingernails. Apart from bacteria contaminating …

Being involved in a service industry such as Tourism and Hospitality means that you can have a direct effect on the health and well being of customers and fellow staff …

When working in the kitchen very strict uniform and hygiene rules apply, this reduces the possibility of cross contamination of food. You should comply with all chef practice and uniform …

The World Health Organisation has released the following “facts” that relate to food safety. Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances, causes more than 200 diseases – …

There are many reasons for ensuring that we adopt high standards of food safety, but the main ones are: To CAUSE NO HARM to others. To be compliant with food …

What is food safety? Food Safety means following food safety procedures and routines to prevent food borne illness during the food preparation cycle. This cycle is broken into critical control …

Thank you for joining our course and I hope you have found it informative so far. I am sure when you signed up for this course, you didn’t realise just …

It is possible for infected food handlers to introduce viruses to the food they are in contact with by coughing and sneezing, or through hand contact. This is unlikely to …

What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses are a type of virus. There are many different kinds, and some cause disease. A coronavirus identified in 2019, SARS-CoV-2, has caused a pandemic of respiratory …

It is particularly important to keep all cuts, burns, boils, scratches, grazes and similar abrasions covered with a waterproof dressing (blue plaster) and gloves to avoid contaminating food with bacteria. …

Sickness Good levels of health and fitness are required to work in a kitchen. Attention should be paid to maintaining your personal health and well being. It is now a …