More than 1 million cases of food poisoning are reported each year in the UK alone

  • Health & Safety
  • 40 languages
  • 65m

Learning outcomes

  • Learn about the 4 C's of food safety
  • Understand the procedures and premises that need to be put in place to ensure good safety and hygiene practises
  • Includes and develops on level 1 food safety training to give you a more in-depth understanding of food safety and hygiene

Covered in this course

Course contents

This training course is broken down into 5 sections

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Personal Hygiene
  3. 3
    Cleaning
  4. 4
    Storage, Temperature & Time
  5. 5
    The Law

Section 1

Being human, we all need to eat and drink to survive. But food means much more than that. In this section, we will look at the definitions of terms that will be used throughout this course, food hazards, good and poor food standards, allergic reactions, microorganisms, bacteria and your responsibilities.

Section 2

Having high standards of personal hygiene at all times is crucial for all food handlers. And keeping your hands clean is one of the most important things you can do to prevent bacteria from contaminating food. This section will cover hand washing, PPE, Gloves, Jewellery, Cosmetics and First Aid, Infection and Illness.

Section 3

As a food handler, one of the best mottos you can live by is ‘clean as you go’. This means cleaning and tidying up after yourself during the working day, not just at the end of your shift. We will cover cleaning do's and don't's, schedules, bins, cleaning your fridge and disinfecting surfaces & equipment.

Section 4

The Storage and Temperature of food are key factors in working to keep food safe. There are a few different things to consider when it comes to food temperatures, deliveries, storage, preservation, packaging and labelling which we’ll take a look at in this section.

Section 5

As we’ve discussed at certain points throughout this course, there are certain legal requirements that food businesses and food handlers must meet. In this section, we will look at food legislation, food management systems, record keeping, enforcement officers, training requirements and first aid.

About this course

This Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Training builds on and includes our Food Safety & Hygiene Level 1 training.

This online Food Safety and Hygiene training is an in-depth course that builds on basic knowledge of food safety in the workplace – whether in Food manufacturing, Hospitality, or Retail.

This programme is aimed at those who are consistently required to handle various types of food in the workplace. It covers all that you need to know about food hazards and food poisoning, with clear explanations of the various ways in which food can become contaminated; personal hygiene; cleanliness in the food preparation area; safe storage; cooking; and chilling.

Once you’ve completed this eLearning course, you will finish with a Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate, proving that you understand how to handle food in the workplace. The course also looks at Food Safety Management Systems (including HACCP), record keeping, and legal requirements for food premises.

This Food Safety Level 2 Course is broken down into 5 sections: An introduction to food hygiene, personal hygiene, cleaning, storage & temperatures and the law.

This course also works in conjunction with our Food Allergy Awareness Training and HACCP Training courses.

This course is not a formal RQF food safety & hygiene qualification, the levels indicate the type of course so that businesses can choose whom it is suitable for.

The importance of Food Hygiene Level 2 Training Course

It's important that you comply with the law and understand the positive impact this training course can have on your organisation and employees.

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Available in 40 languages

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Our most popular languages

Italian
German
Romanian
French
Polish
Lithuanian

Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2 certificate

Download and print

Each of our courses ends with a multiple-choice test to measure your knowledge of the material.

This Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Training course concludes with a 20 question multiple choice test with a printable certificate. In addition, brief in-course questionnaires guide the user through the sections of the training and are designed to reinforce learning and ensure maximum user engagement throughout.

As well as printable user certificates, training progress and results are all stored centrally in your LMS (Learning Management System) and can be accessed any time to reprint certificates, check and set pass marks and act as proof of a commitment to ongoing legal compliance.

What does my certificate include?

Your Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Certificate includes your name, company name (if applicable), name of course taken, pass percentage, date of completion, expiry date and stamps of approval or accreditations by recognised authorities.

Please note if you are using our course content via SCORM in a third party LMS then we are unable to provide certificates and you will need to generate these in your host LMS yourself.

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Food Hygiene Level 2: Essential skills for safe food handling, storage, and legal compliance.

The Food Hygiene Level 2 Training Course provides essential knowledge and practical guidance on maintaining high standards of food safety in commercial or catering environments. It covers key topics such as personal hygiene, cross-contamination, safe food storage, temperature control, cleaning, and legal responsibilities.

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Great course & very clear on important topics

This course is really help me to get more idea about the importance of food hygiene,how to prevent contamination of food,temperature level,food hygiene and safety

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l did enjoy the Food Hygiene course. l will take it onboard and share with my work mate.

l will like to do refresher yearly to remind myself the dos and don't

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The structure and methodology is top notch. The presenters were very concise, articulate, and demonstrated to be very excellent communicators.

Taking the 'Food Hygiene Level 2 Training Course at iHasco is a very impactful experience. I'm very very truly grateful to REL Field Marketing, my employer for this opportunity. I look forward to applying this acquired knowledge to the advantage of the public whom REL would be serving and the company itself.

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I thought the course was very straightforward and simple to be able to understand. I like how I was able to understand everything even with my difficulties with being dyslexic I was able to understand step-by-step with no problems.

Why is this training important?

Compliance

It’s important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.

Food Hygiene Regulations 2006

These regulations set out the basic hygiene requirements for all food businesses, from premises and equipment to staff training and hygiene. Critically, proof of appropriate practice and staff training are required by law.

Based on Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament, the following legislation applies to all organisations handling foodstuffs for human consumption:

An integrated approach is necessary to ensure food safety from the place of primary production up to and including placing on the market or export. Every food business operator along the food chain should ensure that food safety is not compromised.

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Chapter 1, Section 8

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