Nvq Test

Unit HSC 2029
Meet food safety requirements
when providing food and drink for
individuals

This unit
is worth
3 credits

What are you finding out?
The best way to avoid food poisoning is to ensure
high standards of food hygiene are maintained
when storing, handling and preparing food.
Knowledge of food hygiene is essential for any
person who handles food in order to know about
the steps that need to be taken to prevent the risks
associated with food poisoning.
This unit will help you to develop and demonstrate
your knowledge about and ability to meet food
safety requirements when preparing, serving,
clearing away and storing food and drink for
individuals in your workplace.

By the end of this unit you will be able to:
1 Understand the importance of food safety
measures when providing food and drink for
individuals
2 Be able to maintain hygiene when handling food
and drink
3 Be able to meet safety requirements when
preparing and serving food and drink for individuals
4 Be able to meet safety requirements when
clearing away food and drink
5 Be able to store food and drink safely
6 Know how to access additional advice or support
about food safety.

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Level 2 Health & Social Care Diploma

LO1 Understand the importance
of food safety measures when
providing food and drink for
individuals
AC 1.1 Identify potential food safety

hazards when preparing, serving,
clearing away and storing food
and drink

Food poisoning is an acute illness caused by
eating contaminated food. Food is said to be
contaminated if it contains something that
shouldn’t be there. It is important to realise
that contamination can occur at any stage
when preparing, serving, clearing away and
storing food and drink.
A food safety hazard is something that
has the potential to contaminate food
and cause it to be unsafe for human
consumption.
There are three main types of food safety
hazards:
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microbiological
chemical
physical....