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. These course are in line with Legal Notice 178 of 2001, which stipulates that all food Handlers must be registered 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 :

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