HACCP Training for Food Handlers, FETAC Certified, Level 5 – L22150

Start Time: 9 am – 5.30 pm

NRT Number: 902291 (funding may be available for jobseekers)

This Food Handlers HACCP training programmes is a legal requirement for people working or seeking employment in food businesses such as:–

• Food Factories, Processors, Meat / Dairy Plants
• Catering, Hospitality,
• Crèches, Nursing homes, Community Settings, meals on wheels
• Grocery shops, deli’s, Butchers, 

 Learners who successfully complete this module will:

• Understand and demonstrate proper hygiene practices for the prevention of food contamination.
• Be capable of maintaining their work environment in a hygienic manner
• Develop good work practices to perform their tasks hygienically
• Appreciate the importance of proper temperature control
• Understand the importance of hazard identification and risk assessment

This FETAC Training Modules can be used complete the requirements for the following FETAC Level 5 & 6 Major Awards:-

• Certificate in Culinary Skills
• Certificate in Childcare
• Certificate in Retail Studies
• Certificate in Butchery Skills
• Certificate in Healthcare Service Skills or Healthcare Support

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HACCP training programmes are a legal requirement for people working or seeking employment in food businesses such as:-

• Catering, Hospitality

• Food processors, food factories, meat factories, etc.

• Grocery shops, Deli Counter,

• Butchers, Abattoirs

• Crèches

• Nursing homes, hospital kitchens

• Community Setting eg. meals on wheels / homecarers etc.

This FETAC Training Modules can be used complete the requirements for the following FETAC Level 5 & 6 Major Awards:-

• Certificate in Culinary Skills

• Certificate in Childcare

• Certificate in Retail Studies

• Certificate in Butchery Skills

• Certificate in Healthcare Service Skills or Healthcare Support

See our “Workplace HACCP and Hygiene Course”. 

• If you are unemployed or availing of jobseekers benefit you may be entitled to funding. 

• Contact the office on 071 9645111. 

• Course are held nationwide.

• www.about-hygiene.com

Sulphites were not declared on the label of one batch of

• Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top NV Champagne 
• Batch No.:- 01757975
• Bottle Size: 75cl

This makes the champagne unsafe consumers who are allergic or intolerant to sulphur dioxide or sulphites.

Why is Sulphur dioxide used for in the Food and Drinks Industry?

Sulphur dioxide is widely used in the food and drinks industries for its properties as a preservative and antioxidant.

Whilst harmless to healthy persons when used in recommended concentrations, it can induce asthma when inhaled or ingested by sensitive subjects, even in high dilution.

About one in nine asthmatics gives a history of asthma worsened by drinking ’soft drinks’ containing sulphur dioxide. They are comparatively young and their asthma is predominantly extrinsic / environmental.

The amount of sulphur dioxide in foods is limited by regulation in the UK, by directive in the EEC, and by recommendations to ‘good manufacturing practice’ in the USA.

Sulphur Dioxide is predominantly used in dried fruits and vegetables, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages.

This champagne recall demonstrates the need for staff to be aware of allergens and understand the harmful effect on consumers if they where to eat a product with an undeclare allergen.

Allergen Awareness Training is essential for all Staff. If you or your business require help with allergen awareness training or implementing Allergen Risk Assessment contact About Hygiene Ltd, High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 071 9645111 or contact info@about-hygiene.com.

All our trainers are fully qualified and have received training from SAFEfood, the Irish Food Safety Promotion Board

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The Vending Revolution, U.K. has instigated a withdrawal of certain batches of

• Snack-a-Can Fizzy Jelly Mix – (60g)
  • batches: LT9134F, LT9254F and LT9334F
  • best before: March 2011 and May 2011 
• Snack-a-Can Fizzy Cola Bottles – (62g)
  • batches: LT9309F and 0143x
  • (best before: April 2011 and May 2011).

REASON FOR RECALL

• The metal base of the can that contains the sweets has been inserted upside-down. 
• This means that the sweets might react with the metal base, thus causing the metal to corrode and the sweets to change colour.  Snack-a-Can brand products are sold through vending machines. 

Irish distributors have been asked to remove affected stock from vending machines and consumers are advised not to consume implicated batches.

This recall demonstrates the need for businesses and staff to be aware of allergens and understand the harmful effect on consumers if they where to eat a product with an undeclare allergen.

If you or your business require help with allergen awareness training or implementing Allergen Risk Assessment contact

About Hygiene Ltd, High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 071 9645111

 info@about-hygiene.com.

All our trainers are fully qualified and have received training from SAFEfood, the Irish Food Safety Promotion Board.

We provide public or in house allergen awareness training and HACCP training courses at time to suit your needs

As a precautionary measure, Burren Springs Ltd. is initiating a recall of a batch of Coolwater Irish Still Spring Water and a batch of Burren Springs Irish Natural Spring Water, due to the presence of bacteria which are not permitted under EU legislation for spring waters.

• Coolwater Irish Still Spring Water (500 ml)
• Burren Springs Irish Natural Spring Water (500 ml)
• best before 31/07/2011 (same for both brands of water)

This recall demonstrates the need for businesses and staff to be aware of allergens and understand the harmful effect on consumers if they where to eat a product with an undeclare allergen.

If you or your business require help with allergen awareness training or implementing Allergen Risk Assessment contact

About Hygiene Ltd, High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 071 9645111

 info@about-hygiene.com.

All our trainers are fully qualified and have received training from SAFEfood, the Irish Food Safety Promotion Board.

We provide public or in house allergen awareness training and HACCP Training courses at time to suit your needs

As a precautionary measure, the distributor, Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, is recalling all Liga Original from the Irish market because the biscuits have been found to take too long to soften in the mouth. 

This could possibly cause choking or discomfort in babies under 9 months of age if they are fed the biscuits dry. 

There is no safety concern if the biscuits are first mixed with liquid, such as milk or fruit juice. 

The manufacturer, Kraft, has advised that the product is safe to feed to babies aged over 9 months either as a dry biscuit or mixed with a liquid.

This recall is part of a European initiative by Kraft, who will change the feeding instructions on the pack in relation to feeding babies under 9 months.

There are no risks for babies who have already consumed the product.  No other Liga products are affected.

Jacobs Fruitfield Food Group has set up a consumer advice line on 1800 511 111 (9am – 5pm), and issued a press advert and in-store notices.

This recall demonstrates the need for businesses and staff to be aware of allergens and understand the harmful effect on consumers if they where to eat a product with an undeclare allergen.

If you or your business require help with allergen awareness training or implementing Allergen Risk Assessment contact

About Hygiene Ltd, High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 071 9645111

 info@about-hygiene.com.

All our trainers are fully qualified and have received training from SAFEfood, the Irish Food Safety Promotion Board.

We provide public or in house allergen awareness training and HACCP Training at time to suit your needs

As a precautionary measure, Aldi Stores Ltd. is initiating a recall of a batch of Comeragh Still Irish Spring Water Multi Pack (6 x 750 ml Sports Cap), due to the presence of bacteria which are not permitted under EU legislation for spring waters . 

No other products are affected by this recall.  Aldi Stores Ltd. has issued a press notice and in-store notices requesting customers who have bought bottles of the implicated batch to return them to an Aldi store.

No action is required by inspectors.

Update on 10.08.2010:

As a precautionary measure all batches of the product were recalled by Aldi Stores Ltd. Further testing of the different batches is being carried out.

This recall demonstrates the need for businesses and staff to be aware of allergens and understand the harmful effect on consumers if they where to eat a product with an undeclare allergen.

If you or your business require help with allergen awareness training or implementing Allergen Risk Assessment contact

About Hygiene Ltd, High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 071 9645111

 info@about-hygiene.com.

All our trainers are fully qualified and have received training from SAFEfood, the Irish Food Safety Promotion Board.

We provide public or in house allergen awareness & HACCP Training at time to suit your needs

A number of additional food businesses have withdrawn batches of yogurt raisins due to the presence of undeclared egg.

Implicated batches of yogurt raisins are:

• Evergreen (Galway), Best Before: 03.04.2011, pack size: 272 g;
• Health & Healing (Wicklow), Best Before: May 2011, pack size: 200 g;
• In a Nutshell Emporium (New Ross), Best before: May 2011, pack sizes: 120 g and 130 g.

The presence of undeclared egg makes the product unsafe for consumers who are allergic or intolerant to egg or its constituents.

Yogurt raisins, manufactured by Rascal Confectionary, Essex, U.K., are widely distributed across Ireland under various brand names and also sold loose.

Egg is not an intentional ingredient in this product. Some batches have been found to be egg-free, whilst several have been found to contain egg. Not all batches on sale in Ireland have been tested for the presence of egg.

All these recalls demonstrate the need for businesses and staff to be aware of allergens and understand the harmful effect on consumers if they where to eat a product with an undeclare allergen.

If you or your business require help with allergen awareness training or implementing Allergen Risk Assessment contact

About Hygiene Ltd, High Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim 071 9645111

 info@about-hygiene.com.

All our trainers are fully qualified and have received training from SAFEfood, the Irish Food Safety Promotion Board.

We provide public or in house allergen awareness training & HACCP Training courses at time to suit your needs

Natural Foods, Donegal is initiating a withdrawal of batches of yogurt raisins due to the presence of undeclared egg.

The implicated batch was supplied to

Natural Foods by Rascal Confectionery, Essex,  U.K. and subsequently supplied to various outlets in Ireland. The presence of undeclared egg makes the product unsafe for consumers who are allergic or intolerant to egg or its constituents.