Study Guide

Objective

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Content

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Location and time

The hygiene exam will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 2 p.m. on the Wärtsilä campus, Karjalankatu 3, D-talo class 116, second floor.

The maximum duration of the test is 45 minutes, you can leave the test no earlier than 20 minutes after the start of the test.

The certificate is valid until further notice.

Materials

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

t´s possible for you to pass test in English by studing texts by yourself carefully.

At the pages of Ruokavirasto (www.ruokavirasto.fi ) there is so much text in Finnish but unfortunately so little in English:

https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/foodstuffs/hygiene-passport/hygiene-passport-test/studiestraining-before-the-hygiene-passport-test/#information-on-food-hygiene

https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/foodstuffs/food-sector/

https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/private-persons/hygiene-passport/hygiene-proficiency/requirements-for-hygiene-proficiency/

https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/private-persons/hygiene-passport/hygiene-proficiency/requirements-for-hygiene-proficiency /

https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/private-persons/information-on-food/

and

https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/private-persons/hygiene-passport/legislation-and-instructions/
food hygiene regulation (852/2004/EU)
In the pages of Annex II you´ll find the text in English. So it´s easier for you to read.

You´ll find a model test and model answer in English:
https://www.ruokavirasto.fi/en/private-persons/hygiene-passport/hygiene-passport-test/
(with answers)

You´ll find at least one English book of Hygiene in the library.

Teaching methods

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.

Exam schedules

The hygiene exam will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 2 p.m. on the Wärtsilä campus, Karjalankatu 3, D-talo class 116, second floor.

The maximum duration of the test is 45 minutes, you can leave the test no earlier than 20 minutes after the start of the test.

The certificate is valid until further notice.

Student workload

1.5 credits is equivalent to 40 hours of student work.
- Independent study for the test as well as test and feedback

Further information

Bring an ID card (preferably one with a Finnish personal identity number) and a ballpoint pen (blue) to the test.

Please note! Starting from 10 June 2024, the Hygiene Passport will be issued with your full name and Finnish personal identity number. If the person does not yet have a Finnish personal identity number, they will be issued a Hygiene Passport with their full name and date of birth. The change also applies to renewal orders for the Hygiene Passport. A Hygiene Passport issued before 10 June 2024 does not need to be renewed if it is kept.

The following are accepted as personal documents:
- Finnish residence permit, passport, driving or moped card and Kela card with photo
- foreign identity card and passport
- foreign passport (accepted only if the foreign passport does not contain any indication that the document holder's dishonesty could not be reliably established)
- refugee travel document (accepted only if the refugee travel document does not contain a note that the identity of the document could not be reliably established)
- a document issued by an authority (police/border guard) containing a copy of the passport, an official stamp and a statement that the passport is in the possession of the authority for the time being. This document can be used temporarily to prove identity.
- a residence permit card or residence card issued by the Finnish Immigration Service to refugees, asylum seekers or other immigrants

You have a maximum of 45 minutes to complete the test. You may leave the test no earlier than 20 minutes after the test has started.

The test is done completely independently. You are not allowed to use aids, look at other people's answers, or talk to others during the test. Failure to follow the instructions will result in failure of the test and removal from the testing room.

No photos are allowed during the test

After the test, you will receive a payment link through which you can pay the passport fee.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

The test is evaluated according to the instructions of the Finnish Food Authority.

The test is passed when the test taker gets at least 34 out of 40 points correctly.

After passing the test, you will receive a hygiene passport certificate and a card.