Follow Food and Beverage Safety and Hygiene Policies and Procedures by NTUC LearningHub

Part 1 Practise Good Personal Hygiene

• Importance of good personal hygiene
• Impact of good personal hygiene on the prevention of foodborne illnesses
• Hand washing procedures
• Importance of working only when in good health
• Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations

Part 2 Use Safe Ingredients

• Use safe and wholesome food ingredients
• Clean and wash food as required

Part 3 Handling Food Safely

• Impact of safe defrosting to prevent contamination
• Importance of preventing cross-contamination
• Considerations for handling high-risk food
• Considerations for handling ready-to-eat food
• Importance of maintaining food hygiene during food transportation
• Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations
• Separate and label meat grinders used for processing mutton, pork and beef

Part 4 Store Food Safely

• How temperature affects the growth of germs in food
• Importance of holding and storing food at proper temperatures
• Importance of maintaining proper storage conditions
• Importance of ensuring that food products and items used in food preparation and service are stored away from potential sites of contamination
• Importance of stock rotation, such as first expire, first out (FEFO) system
• Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations

Part 5 - Maintain cleanliness of utensils, equipment and service/storage areas

• Importance of using correct procedures during cleaning
• Importance of using clean and safe utensils and equipment to prepare food
• Importance of keeping premises clean to prepare food safely
• Impact of good refuse management
• Importance of effective pest control at food establishments
• Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations