IN India Pre-degree / Foundation

Food Safety and Hygiene

Handle, store and serve food to the standard an inspector expects.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 What foodborne illness actually does to people
2. 1.2 The legal duty, and who carries it
3. 1.3 Inspection, ratings and consequences
4. 1.4 What you are personally responsible for on shift
1. 2.1 Biological hazards and bacteria
2. 2.2 Chemical and physical contamination
3. 2.3 Allergens as a separate category of risk
4. 2.4 How contamination actually spreads
1. 3.1 Handwashing, done properly
2. 3.2 Clothing, hair and jewellery
3. 3.3 Illness, wounds and fitness to work
4. 3.4 The habits that contaminate without you noticing
1. 4.1 The danger zone
2. 4.2 Chilling and freezing
3. 4.3 Cooking and reheating
4. 4.4 Hot holding, and cooling down safely
1. 5.1 Deliveries, and checking on arrival
2. 5.2 Storage order and separation
3. 5.3 Date labelling and stock rotation
4. 5.4 Dry, chilled and frozen storage
1. 6.1 Preventing cross-contamination
2. 6.2 Equipment, boards and utensils
3. 6.3 High-risk foods and processes
4. 6.4 Serving and display
1. 7.1 Cleaning and disinfection
2. 7.2 Cleaning schedules, and verifying them
3. 7.3 Waste and drainage
4. 7.4 Pests: prevention, and the signs
1. 8.1 Food safety management systems in outline
2. 8.2 Monitoring and recording
3. 8.3 Corrective action when something goes wrong
4. 8.4 Training, supervision and audit

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Job-ready from the first module Everything here is a task you will actually be asked to do at work, not theory you will never use.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

Pre-degree / Foundation students in India
Studying: BHM / BHMCT, B.Sc. Hospitality & Hotel Administration, BBA Aviation, BBA Tourism
Recent graduates strengthening a CV
Anyone working in this field without a formal qualification

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Pre-degree / Foundation for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.