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If you left school, college or university several years ago, the chances are you won’t have sat an exam for a very long time. However, exams are a necessary evil if you want to gain qualifications for career progression; or improve your skills in your current role. It’s natural to feel a little anxious before […]
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It’s finally summer time, so it’s out with the stodge and in with the fruit and salad! When you’re preparing lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries and the like, you might encounter the odd creepy crawly. However, these can be removed easily. it’s the microscopic bacteria you can’t see that can cause serious food poisoning. That’s
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Originally published in 2018. Updated in 2026 to reflect current best practice in food safety culture. If you work in the food industry, having the right training in place isn’t optional — it’s essential. As a minimum, anyone handling food for public consumption must have basic food safety training. Without it, poor hygiene practices can
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Auditing training Food Safety TrainingSo, the time has finally come. After much ‘deliberating, cogitating and digesting’ (as Lloyd Grossman used to say on Masterchef), we have pleasure in revealing the winners of the 3rd Verner Wheelock Excellence Awards. They have been chosen from nominations by our course tutors and as ever it has been a very difficult decision to
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Food Safety & Hygiene News Auditing training Food Safety Training HACCP training Past Courses Specialist CoursesIt’s Christmas party season! You’re in your finery, you’ve booked the hotel or restaurant and you’re in a festive mood – what could possibly go wrong? Without wanting to be a party pooper, there’s plenty that could be going on behind the scenes, including issues with Christmas party food. Did you check the Food Hygiene
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