Basic Food Safety Practices for Food Handlers Course
About Course
HPCSA‑Accredited | Fully Complies with Regulation R638
Our foundational accredited course, Basic Food Safety Practices for Food Handlers, offers practical, easy-to-understand training for all food handlers, emphasising essential hygiene and food safety practices necessary in food preparation, service, and retail environments. It helps businesses meet their legal obligation under Regulation R638, particularly Regulation 10(1)(b), by ensuring staff are adequately trained in basic food safety practices.
This course is designed for maximum flexibility—learn at your own pace, access essential resources like the Learner Guide, and receive your certification instantly upon successful completion.
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Food Safety, Food Quality and Food Safety Hazards
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Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes for Module 1 and Course Navigation Guidelines
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Lesson 2: What is Food Safety and Food Quality: Understanding the Difference
02:33 -
Lesson 3: An Overview of the Different Food Safety Hazards
18:09 -
Lesson 4: Biological Food Safety Hazards
03:05 -
Lesson 5: Physical Food Safety Hazards
05:12 -
Lesson 6: Chemical Food Safety Hazards
03:42 -
Lesson 7: Allergens
04:42 -
Knowledge Test 1 for Module 1: Introduction to Food Safety, Food Quality and Food Safety Hazards
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Lesson 8: The Responsibilities of a Food Handler
02:31 -
Lesson 9: What is Food Handling?
02:36 -
Lesson 10: How to Handle Different Types of Food
02:39 -
Lesson 11: Introduction to Foodborne Illnesses and Causes
04:42 -
Lesson 12: Public Health and Food Safety
07:52 -
Lesson 13: Food Safety Terms and Definitions
03:20 -
Lesson 14: How Food Contamination Happens in the Food Chain
02:54 -
Knowledge Test 2 for Module 1: Introduction to Food Safety, Food Quality and Food Safety Hazards (MODULE ASSESSMENT)
Module 2: Introduction to Temperature Control and Measurement in Food Handling
Module 3: Introduction to Basic Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices
Module 4: An Overview of HACCP, Food Fraud, Food Defence, Traceability and Recall
Student Ratings & Reviews
It was good, I learned a lot.
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Yes, i would definately rate it a 5.
Learned a lot thanks
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it was an absolute pleasure doing this course very educational
It was great
some questions don't follow the modules, and some questions don't make logical sense at all giving all incorrect answers and then some whereas you choose the obvious correct answer according to what you learnt but then it's wrong... so doesn't make sense ....
Well informing course with follow up quiz to test knowledge and understanding.
very good
THis was simple and easy. The content is engaging and easy to remember. Thank you
Very informative
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Very helpful and concise.
Good
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Very good
It was good, I have learned so much in such a degree I would like my wife and my daughter to enroll on this course.
The course is very informative , relevant and very necessary.
Good course
This course was very uplifting and informative. a Lot of basic food safety practices which I already knew and some new things I have learned and can take back to my workplace.
Good and informative
Excellent
The course was very informative and interactive.