Food Safety Training | Employee Food Safety Training

The number one priority of a food processing facility should be the public health, no matter how large or small the organization is.

You are not simply talking about numbers when you have to deal with recalls. You're talking about people getting sick and potentially dying because necessary precautions were not taken.

And when a company deals with this, it's very difficult to get their reputation back, if it's even possible. So, in order to prevent these problems, it is important to educate your employees on food safety testing and product testing. If you don't provide this training for your employees, you run the risk of having some employees not complying with your industry’s standard rules and regulations.

Who Can Train Your Employees?

You can either have an in-house training or hire a specialized company to train employees on HACCP standards. As FSIS and USDA notices increase and regulations become stricter, it is important to rely on a qualified testing lab to provide food safety training. This will ensure to keep your business in compliance with today’s standards.

What Training Do Your Employees Need?

Every employee, including managers, should receive initial training about food safety protocol. Although this one is the most imperative, other training should take place on a regular basis after that.

Why Should Your Employees Receive Training?

When someone starts to work for you, you need to assume they don't know anything about food safety. Every precaution must be made when dealing with training employees on the importance of food safety.

Employees should know exactly what cross-contamination or food safety is, and know how to detect any potential problem in the food, and eliminate it to prevent other food being contaminated.

You can even provide more practical training where they can see, for example, how they should wear a hair restraint. Or explain to them how a single hair can contaminate food. If some of your lab testing requires an employee to check the temperature and record it, show them why it's required and what happens if they don't do it correctly.

Good personal hygiene training should also be given. From hand washing to using the hair restraint, how their uniforms need to be cleaned all the time — these are all important aspects of food safety training that need to be discussed with your employees. An effective training will allow any of your employees to notice a problem and knowing how to resolve it, without having to call for anyone else.

Ultimately, by providing a good training program for your employees, you will develop highly skilled people working for you, as you'll know they are qualified enough to detect any food problems that might affect your business.

Located in Coopersville, MI, Alliance Analytical Laboratories is a testing lab with national and international capabilities. Contact us today to request a quote or call us directly at (616) 837-7670.