Support your entry-level frontline team with affordable food safety training that was developed specifically for them. Available in English, Spanish and now Mandarin, this course is made up of 15 half-hour lessons. Online and self-paced, Food Safety Essentials helps you keep track of their progress with automatic training records.

After this course, your employees will know more about:

How personal hygiene impacts 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

Evaluation

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

Multilingual team? No problem.

Buy as many seats as your team requires and they can access the course in their preferred language.

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Food Safety Essentials is up of 15 modules covering the following topics:

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
HACCP
Allergen control
Food defense
Foreign material control
Cleaning practices and schedules
Pest control
Basic microbiology
Building maintenance
Outside grounds
Equipment maintenance
Incoming material inspections
Temperature control
Storage practices
Traceability and recall

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

Users completing the course need only internet access.

Food Safety Essential administrators should have:

Internet access
Email account (must be individual)
Adobe Reader

Enrollments are accepted any time. To purchase 12 months of access for your employees, select the appropriate number of participants below.

Don’t see a subscription level that meets your exact needs? Call our office to discuss subscriptions over 25 users and single-user add-on customization.