Food Safety Essentials

Food Safety Essentials consists of 15 modules covering the following topics:

1. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) (30 minutes)
2. HACCP (20 minutes)
3. Allergen control (25 minutes)
4. Food defense (20 minutes)
5. Foreign material control (20 minutes)
6. Cleaning practices and schedules (25 minutes)
7. Pest control (40 minutes)
8. Basic microbiology (30 minutes)
9. Building maintenance (30 minutes)
10. Outside grounds (30 minutes)
11. Equipment maintenance (15 minutes)
12. Incoming material inspections (25 minutes)
13. Temperature control (25 minutes)
14. Storage practices (25 minutes)
15. Traceability and recall (20 minutes)

After this course, your employees will know more about:

• How personal hygiene affects product contamination
• The three types of hazards, the seven principles of HACCP, and the difference between processes that are “in control” and those that are “out of control”
• Common allergen cross-contact issues and how to prevent them
• The difference between food safety and food defense
• How to use and check foreign material control devices
• How to properly clean equipment, utensils, and waste areas
• How to control rodent populations
• Their role in preventing food contamination from microorganisms
• Situations to look for and correct during inspections
• How to keep grounds, storage buildings, and stored items pest-free
• Common issues affecting food safety during equipment startup and breakdown
• How temperature affects food safety and quality
• What to look for before and after unloading incoming materials
• How to properly store allergenic materials
• Steps taken during a recall

Upon completion of the course and passing each course exam, participants will receive a certificate of achievement.

Q: What is Food Safety Essentials?
A: Food Safety Essentials is an online training program designed to present the basics of the GMPs, HACCP, and all other aspects of food safety. The program was designed with line workers, temporary workers, and hourly personnel in mind.

Q: How does Food Safety Essentials (FSE) differ from AIB's other distance learning, online, and seminar offerings?
A: It is an entry-level course written in a way that allows students to easily grasp and apply concepts. This subscription is priced for training a group on multiple topics.

Q: When can students take courses?
A: Access is available 24/7, making it easy for any shift to participate.

Q: Do students get a certificate of completion?
A: After students pass a post-test, they will be allowed to print a certificate online.

To complete this course, you should have the following:

• Internet access
• Email account (must be individual)
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