Hygiene in Accommodation and Catering Premises (2cr)

Objective

The student studies the test materials independently using the materials indicated in the section.
The Hygiene Passport test tests are held on the Wärtsilä campus of Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Hygiene expertise in the food sector is stipulated in the food legislation. A person working in the food industry must master the basics of the food industry and know how to handle food safely. The purpose of the hygiene passport is to promote food safety in the sector.

If the employee works in a food premises (e.g. cafe, restaurant, fast food restaurant, commercial kitchen, food store, bakery or food manufacturing factory) and handles unpackaged perishable food (e.g. milk, meat, fish), he needs a hygiene pass.

Knowledge of food hygiene is tested in the following subject areas:
Basic information on microbiology and food contamination
Food poisoning (in Finnish)
Hygiene work methods
Personal hygiene
Self-monitoring
Legislation and authorities

Content

Henkilökohtainen hygienia
Hygieeniset työtavat
Omavalvonta
Puhtaanapito
Mikrobiologia
Ruokamyrkytykset
Lainsäädäntö