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Food Handler Training

Legislation requires each food business to ensure food handlers have the appropriate skills and knowledge for the work they do. Successful food businesses ensure their team members demonstrate excellent food safety practices by regularly reinforcing food handler competencies.

As of 8th December 2023, all food handlers who handle unpackaged potentially hazardous food that is ready-to-eat food or that is ready-to-eat food sold to retail customers or is used in the preparation of ready-to-eat food that is served to customers, must complete training prior to handling food. The new Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A states food handers must be trained in four key areas: safe food handling, food contamination, cleaning and sanitising and personal hygiene.

Infocus Food Safety’s accredited Food Handler Course comprehensively covers all these required areas and assesses both knowledge and skills of participants.

Food Handler Course Topics

Personal health and hygiene of food handlers
Food contamination – hazard types and sources
High risk foods and the danger zone
Preventing food contamination and bacterial growth
Safe food handling techniques and procedures from receipt of incoming goods, storage, and preparation through to food service

Correct use of probe thermometers and calibration
Correct cleaning and sanitising procedures
Basic allergen awareness
Food Safety Programs – record keeping requirements
What if something does go wrong? – reporting & corrective action

* Please note there is a Third-Party Observation / Verification Form which needs to be completed. Please contact us on 1300 818 408 if you do not have access to an appropriate workplace / commercial kitchen.