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What is Basic Food Safety?

Basic food safety involves ensuring food is handled, prepared, and stored to prevent foodborne illness. Key practices include personal hygiene, proper food handling, preventing cross-contamination, thorough cooking, and maintaining correct temperatures. Ensure you are fully compliant with Dubai municipality’s food safety standards by enrolling in our Basic food safety training programme.

Why Basic Food Safety Training is Important?

Basic food safety training is important because it ensures that food is handled, stored in a way that prevents foodborne illness & protects public health. If you work in the food and drink industry, then food safety law requires you to have an understanding of food safety procedures in order to minimise contamination and keep customers safe from harm, such as food poisoning, allergic reactions or even injury.

Who Should Attend?

How Does Basic Food Safety Training Helps?

BASIC FOOD SAFETY FOOD SERVICES (BFSS)

This is an introductory training to Food Safety in Dubai.  It provides an overview of the food safety regulations, policies, principles and processes and anyone who works in the food or related businesses must be familiar these. This means that everyone in the food and drink industry, no matter their level or role, must be trained in food hygiene and understand food safety measures before they begin work.

It’s recommended that you refresh your food hygiene training every 2 years to make sure your knowledge is up-to-date with the latest practices and laws.

Why Basic Food Safety Food Services Training is Important?

There are several advantages that individuals and businesses gain from undergoing proper food safety training. The primary benefit is the safeguarding of consumers’ well-being through the prevention of foodborne illnesses. Individuals can protect themselves and their loved ones from health hazards by learning proper handling, storage, and preparation methods. In addition, businesses experience significant benefits from food safety training. It aids in meeting legal requirements and regulations, preventing costly penalties or closures caused by health code violations. Moreover, businesses that have trained employees establish a reputation for upholding cleanliness and safety standards, which in turn attracts more customers and builds trust. Proper food safety training is crucial for public health, business protection, and customer satisfaction.

Who Should Attend This Qualification?

How Does Basic Food Safety Food Services Training Helps?

PIC NEW CERTIFICATION

Person in Charge (PIC) training is a mandatory program in Dubai for food businesses, requiring designated individuals to oversee and implement food safety practices. The training aims to empower managers with the knowledge and skills to ensure compliance with food safety regulations and identify potential hazards. The PIC is responsible for enforcing food safety procedures, developing policies, and ensuring all employees are adequately trained. 

Why Person in Charge Training is Important?

Regulatory Compliance: In industries like food and beverage, adherence to health and safety regulations is paramount. PIC Training ensures that professionals are well-versed in local and international regulations, reducing the risk of non-compliance and potential legal consequences.  PIC Training instils a keen understanding of quality control measures, ensuring that products and services meet or exceed industry standards. This contributes to enhanced customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Who Should Attend This Training?

This training is ideal for:

How Does Person in Charge Training Helps?

PIC ADVANCED CERTIFICATION

Person in charge training aims to ensure that supervisors & managers are trained to implement the knowledge acquired from training by providing adequate resources & motivational support to the staff. Nominating a PIC Person in charge on sites to ensure that all the hygienic measures as per Dubai municipality been applied. And sectors shall nominate a PIC is manufacturing sites, catering companies, hypermarkets, Hotels, restaurant chains, coffee shops, Fine Dining restaurants, cafeterias, standalone restaurant & small groceries shops.

Why Person in Charge Advanced Training is Important?

Advanced PIC training helps businesses stay compliant with local and international food safety regulations, reducing the risk of non-compliance and potential legal consequences. Having a designated Person in Charge who has undergone skills training leads to improved safety measures and accident prevention. This, in turn, fosters a safer work environment for employees and customers alike.

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Basic food safety training

This assessment evaluates the participants on fundamental skills in food hygiene, personal cleanliness, and cross-contamination control, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

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  1. Which of the following is the best way to prevent cross-contamination?

 

 

 

 

 

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2. What is the safe temperature range for hot holding of cooked foods?

 

 

 

 

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3. How often should food handlers wash their hands?

 

 

 

 

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4. Which one of these foods is a common allergen?

 

 

 

 

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6. Which sign shows food spoilage?

 

 

 

 

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7. Why should raw and cooked food be stored separately?

 

 

 

 

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8. When should you use separate chopping boards?

 

 

 

 

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9. Which of the following is a food safety hazard?

 

 

 

 

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10. Which temperature range is known as the "danger zone"?

 

 

 

 

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11. What is the main reason for using gloves in food handling?

 

 

 

 

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12. After sneezing while handling food, what should you do?

 

 

 

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13. How should chemicals be stored in a food premises?

 

 

 

 

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18. Which food must be kept in the fridge?

 

 

 

 

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14. What does the “danger zone” mean in food safety?

 

 

 

 

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15. Why is it important to keep raw meat away from ready-to-eat food?

 

 

 

 

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The average score is 64%

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PIC training

This assessment checks designated staff with the knowledge and skills to oversee food safety operations, implement HACCP-based controls, and ensure full regulatory compliance within the food establishment.

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1. If a close friend or member of your family has symptoms of food poisoning you must

 

 

 

 

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2) Which of the following are most likely to cause food poisoning

 

 

 

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3) Food poisoning

 

 

 

 

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4) The incubation for bacterial food poisoning is usually

 

 

 

 

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5) Contamination is best described as the

 

 

 

 

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6) Which of the following is most likely to result in food poisoning

 

 

 

 

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7) Which of the following is the main reason for having good standards of hygiene in a food business?

 

 

 

 

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8) Food – contact surfaces should be

 

 

 

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9) Haccp is a

 

 

 

 

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10) High-risk foods are foods that are:

 

 

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11) It is critical to wash your hands

 

 

 

 

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12)  Which of the following statements is true?

 

 

 

 

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13)  What is an example of a pathogen

 

 

 

 

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14) Which of the following are in the correct order?

 

 

 

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15) Which of the following are all common vehicles of food poisoning organisms?

 

 

 

 

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The average score is 47%

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