The online course on Food Safety HACCP for Retail Food Operators is designed to present the characteristics and application of Food Safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). It aims to help users gain knowledge and understanding of the basic conditions to achieve food safety, various food safety hazards, food safety culture and its implementation, fundamental food safety and HACCP requirements for a retail food establishment. The course also covers the risk prevention management methodology that applies to controlling food safety in retail food stores. This includes personnel hygiene and training, cleaning and sanitizing, pest control, and food allergens for retail food counters. The course presents principles of HACCP – Hazard Analytics Critical Control Points in detail, helping learners understand how to prevent, eliminate, or reduce hazards to levels that protect public health. Additionally, the course describes how Food fraud, TACCP, and VACCP can be controlled for an effective food safety management system in retail food establishments. In a short time, this course aims to satisfy the training needs of individuals seeking a basic knowledge of food safety requirements for retail food sector organizations.
CONTENT COVERED IN THE FOOD SAFETY HACCP FOR RETAIL FOOD OPERATORS TRAINING
This Food Safety HACCP training for Retail Food Operators contains video tutorials recorded by experienced food safety management system implementers and trainers. For a better understanding of the topics, literature/handouts in PDF format are also provided for easy download. The contents include an online exam to check the effectiveness of the training course.
Session 1: The Basic Conditions to Achieve Food Safety – PRP
Session 2: HACCP System – In general
Session 3: Food Safety Hazards in Retail Food Counters
Session 4: Food Fraud, TACCP and VACCP
Session 5: Introduction to Food Safety Culture for Retail Food Counters
Session 6: Food Allergen in Retail Food
Session 7: Personal Hygiene to be Followed for Retail Food
Session 8: Cleaning and Sanitization Practices for Retail Food
Session 9: Pest Control in Retail Food Shops
Each of the above nine sessions consists of modules such as video tutorial/lectures, hand-outs, and online exams as below:
Videos / Lectures: The video tutorials by experienced food safety system trainers on important topics are covered in this course. For key subjects, audio-visual presentations are also available to access on an online learning management platform, giving detailed information about the subject.
Handouts: The handouts with more than 100 pages in PDF format are provided that cover each of the above nine sessions. The participants of this food safety HACCP for retail food training course can download the handouts to their system for future reference. They can read the handouts offline, anytime and anywhere.
Online Exams: The participants of this online course will be required to clear all the session exams and one final exam, which are given as a part of the course. After successfully passing the final exam, his/her auto-generated certificate for Food Safety HACCP for Retail Food will be issued and can be downloaded and printed from the dashboard.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this online course are to increase your knowledge and understanding of:
- Implementation of an effective food safety environment in retail food units.
- Identifying the biological, chemical, and physical hazards in the retail food establishment.
- Determining which hazards are significant risks.
- HACCP principles and its requirements.
- Determining, writing, and validating adequate controls for those hazards.
- Understanding the importance of personal hygiene, sanitization, and pest control processes.
- Training and supervising employees to perform controls that increase food safety in the retail food business.
WHO CAN ENROL IN THIS COURSE?
This course is for all those who need or want to gain knowledge about the HACCP-based food safety requirements in the retail food business as well as understand personal hygiene, sanitization, and food fraud to maintain it.
In particular, this course is useful for:
- Food Managers / Supervisors / Staff of any retail food business
- Food safety team members
- Anyone who wants to know about food safety in a retail food establishment
- Food retailers who want to know how to maintain personal hygiene and cleaning processes for maintaining food safety in the work area.
PREREQUISITES
There is no prerequisite for joining this course; however, the following will be helpful for better understanding and utilization of this course:
General awareness of personal hygiene and food safety.
Ability to understand instructions in simple English.
AUTHORS & INSTRUCTORS
For details of the authors, trainers, and instructors’ experience and background, please visit our trainers page. They have a wealth of experience in the subject.
STUDY MATERIALS
This e-Learning course is provided with study materials and you can read it after your log in or download it in PDF format. Use the study materials to reinforce key points and to keep a reminder of what you’ve learned. You can also save it on your computer for future reference. The access to this study material is removed after the exam is cleared, and the online certificate is prepared for the student.
EXAMINATION AND COURSE CERTIFICATE
All paid E-learning courses include the Course Certificate that is issued upon course completion and passing the session exams as well as the final exam, with a minimum of 60% marks. The option to reappear in the exam is also given to students if they fail.
END OF COURSE INSTRUCTION
After completing the session and passing each session examination, the student can appear for the final exam. Once the final exam is cleared, then the course is considered complete. The training certificate is ready on our LMS, and students can print or save the training certificate. It is also available for verification by entering the name and certificate number.
