The goal of ProcessSafe is to make food safer through training for frontline workers employed in food processing facilities.
Recent changes in food premises regulations now require food processors to have food safety and sanitation plans signed off by the Environmental Health Officer within each processor's jurisdiction. Greater exposure to best practices in food processing will promote a culture of food safety awareness within food processing environments, thus supporting the implementation of the food safety and sanitation plans by all staff.
According to the BC Public Health Act Food Premises Regulation, "process " means to make raw food ready to eat and includes washing, rinsing, cooking, smoking, salting, canning, freezing, pasteurizing and reprocessing of previously processed food.
ProcessSafe helps line workers understand their role in keeping food safe, and identify the processes being used within their facility/sector to accomplish this. The content introduces a basic understanding of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), its seven principles and the eleven prerequisite programs. Learners will not be expected to prepare actual plans.
ProcessSafe covers three general topic areas:
Upon starting, we provide access for 4 weeks:
Extensions are only provided for extenuating circumstances, such as death in the family or hospitalization. Contact us before your course end date to explain your need for an extension.
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