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Level 1 Food Hygiene and Safety Online
Our food hygiene Level 1 course is a short online introduction to food safety for people who work around food but don’t prepare it: front of house and checkout staff, kitchen porters, warehouse teams and new starters handling low-risk or wrapped food. Choose the catering, retail or manufacturing version, work through it on any device and download your certificate when you pass. Try the first module free.
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The Short Answers
What is Level 1 food hygiene?
It’s an introduction to food safety at work: the key laws, the hazards from delivery to service, how micro-organisms cause food poisoning, the procedures that control risk and why pest control matters. “Level 1” describes the level of the content. Our course gives you a certificate of completion; it doesn’t lead to a formal Level 1 qualification.
Who is Level 1 food hygiene for?
It suits induction training for new staff with little or no food safety knowledge, people handling low-risk or wrapped food, front of house staff such as waiting or checkout staff, and back of house staff such as kitchen porters and warehouse teams. Anyone who prepares or cooks open food should take Level 2.
Is Level 1 enough to meet the law?
It can be, for the right role. The law asks food businesses to make sure food handlers are supervised and instructed or trained in food hygiene to a level that fits their work, and GOV.UK says no certificate is required. For low-risk roles, Level 1 plus supervision on the job may fit. You decide, based on what each person does.
Course facts
- Format
- E-learning approved by CPD, Gatehouse Awards, Institute of Hospitality, IIRSM and IOSHonline, self-paced, on any device
- Duration
- About 50 minutes2 CPD units
- Who it’s for
- New starters and staff handling low-risk or wrapped foodfront of house, checkout, kitchen porters, warehouse
- Certificate
- Certificate on completionnot a formal Level 1 qualification
- The law
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Annex II, Chapter XIIfood handlers must be supervised and instructed or trained in food hygiene for their work
- Price
- £15 + VATper learner. Team pricing available.
- Versions
- Catering (£15)
Retail (£15)
Manufacturing (£15) - Free trial
- First module freetry it before you buy
What the Level 1 Food Hygiene Course Covers
Four short modules and a final assessment, set in a catering, retail or manufacturing workplace. The pass mark is 75% for each module and 70% for the final assessment.
Food Safety Legislation
The key food safety laws and how they apply in your workplace.
Hazards from Delivery to Service
Recognising the hazards that can occur from delivery through to service, and how to contain them.
Risk Control (Prevention of Contamination)
How micro-organisms are linked to foodborne illness and food poisoning, and the safety procedures that control the risk.
Pests, Premises and People
Why effective pest control matters, along with premises and personal hygiene.
Final Assessment
A short test of what you’ve learnt. Pass it and download your certificate.
Level 1, 2 or 3: Which Do You Need?
The three levels build on each other. Pick the one that matches what the person actually does with food.
- Level 1 is an introduction for people who work around food but don’t prepare it: front of house, checkout, kitchen porters, warehouse staff and new starters handling low-risk or wrapped food.
- Level 2 is for anyone who prepares, cooks, handles or sells food in catering, retail or manufacturing.
- Level 3 is for supervisors, managers and owners who are responsible for other food handlers and for the business’s food safety management system.
Whoever writes or keeps your HACCP-based procedures needs adequate training in the HACCP principles. Our HACCP training is a good place to start.
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Try the First Module Free
See how the Level 1 Food Safety - Catering course works before you pay. Tell us where to send it and we’ll give you free access to the first module straight away.
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CLARITY
Common Questions
Is a Level 1 food hygiene certificate a qualification?
No. The course is Level 1 in terms of the knowledge it covers, and you get a certificate of completion when you pass, but it doesn’t lead to a formal Level 1 qualification. The law doesn’t require a qualification; it requires training that fits the job.
Can I get a Level 1 food hygiene certificate free?
You can try the first module free before you buy, so you can see how the course works. The certificate comes with the full course. GOV.UK also suggests asking your local authority about food hygiene courses it provides or recommends.
Does a Level 1 food hygiene certificate expire?
There’s no legal expiry date. GOV.UK guidance says staff must have up-to-date training for their role and that you should keep a record of it. Refresh when someone’s role changes, for example when they start preparing food, which is the time to move them on to Level 2.
Should new starters do Level 1 before Level 2?
Only if their job stays low-risk. Level 1 is designed for induction, but if someone will be preparing, cooking or handling open food, it’s simpler to put them straight on Level 2, which covers the same four topics in more depth.
Can we use Level 1 for our whole induction programme?
Yes. On our e-learning platform you can enrol new starters as they join, mix catering, retail and manufacturing versions, see who has finished and keep certificates for inspections. The course facts above list its CPD units, and our guide explains what CPD means.
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