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All food handlers need to know how their work they can affect the safety of food. The Food Safety Standards require food businesses in Australia to make sure that each food handler has the skills and knowledge in food safety and food hygiene relevant for the work that they do.

The term “Food handler” covers a person who has anything to do with food including the surfaces likely to come into contact with food and the cleaning of the premises and equipment. For example people who work in commercial kitchens, retail outlets, manufacturing plants, delicatessens, food transport, takeaways and even volunteers in school canteens.

Training

Formal training is one way your business can demonstrate that food handlers meet this requirement.

The City of Melville offers a one day training course for food handlers at a modest cost of just $126.50 per person or $49.50 per person employed in a licensed eating house in the City of Melville (No GST Applicable). Topics covered include:

• An introduction to the Food Safety Standards
• Cross Contamination
• Food Storage and Temperature Control
• Personal Hygiene
• Cleaning and Sanitation

The course is conducted at the City of Melville facilities or can be delivered on your own premises (subject to certain conditions)

The City of Melville is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and provider of nationally recognised training.