Course Description
UK Food Hygiene and Safety Standards
This free online course explores UK food hygiene laws, safe handling practices, and compliance in food businesses. This course offers a comprehensive look at modern UK food safety practices post-Brexit. It covers legal changes, FSA/FSS roles, HACCP validation, hygiene zoning, allergen control under Natasha’s Law, and rapid micro testing. You’ll also explore blockchain traceability, food fraud detection, novel proteins, and building a sustainable safety culture. Gain the legal, technical, and practical knowledge needed to ensure food safety.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 4-5 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Identify the key differences between EU and post-Brexit UK food laws affecting businesses and consumers • Describe the roles of the FSA and FSS in regulating food safety and compliance across the UK • Outline the latest UK food import rules and explain their impact on international food supply chains • Explain the impact of the Northern Ireland Protocol on food movement and compliance checks at borders. • Summarize key labelling changes required under new UK food law, including allergen and origin info • Assess the influence of post-Brexit trade agreements on UK food law, standards, and market access. • Compare local and national food safety regulations and determine which laws apply to different businesses • Evaluate recent legal updates food operators must follow to stay compliant and avoid penalties • Define the concept of advanced HACCP and its role in high-risk food production environments • Apply validation techniques to CCPs to ensure safety and control of foodborne hazards effectively • Arrange hygiene zones in a food facility to reduce contamination and improve sanitation outcomes • Discuss the changes introduced by Natasha’s Law to allergen labelling for prepacked foods for direct sale (PPDS). |
| Course Code | 7603 |
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