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Food Hygiene Training

The Malta Association of Environmetal Health Officers provide various training courses to meet the needs of local businesses. The courses available are all of a guaranteed high standard & are specified below. hese course are in line with Legal Notice 178 of 2001, which stipulates that all food Handlers must be registered

 
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with the Suprintendent of Public Health after successfuly completing a course in Food Handling.
 

Basic Food Hygiene -A

This is a two hour course aimed at food handlers involved in the preparation, manufacture, packing, handling of `non-high` risk food and wrapped food and those that are not directly involved in the preparation of manufacture of food The overall aim is to develop a level of understanding on the basic principles of food hygiene, to enable them to improve standards & help prevent food poisoning.

Certificate in Food Hygiene - Course B

This Course is aimed at food handlers that are involved in the preparation and manufacture of `high risk` foods and retailers and wholesalers who handle open (unwrapped) ` high risk` foods. It aims to build on the basic principles of food hygiene, to provide more detailed knowledge & understanding of food production, processing, storage, transport, wholesaling, catering & retailing, to ensure that they can carry out their responsibilities effectively.

The course covers :

  • Bacteriology & Food poisoning
  • Prevention of food poisoning & contamination
  • Temperature control of food
  • Labelling
  • Personal hygiene
  • Cleaning & disinfection
  • Pest control
  • Food premises & equipment
  • Hazard analysis
  • Legal obligations

Venue

MAEHO Lecture Room, Gzira
Or if you need some special arrangement, we will always try our best to accommodate.

Examination

The course concludes with a short examination. Successful candidates receive a certificate from MAEHO and will be registered as per LN 178/2001

Who Should Attend?

All Food Handlers. LN178 /2001 defines `food handler` as any person engaged in the preparation, manufacture and treatment in term of the Act in a food business, whether for profit or not

 

 


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