Food safety training
Food safety is extremely important to Second Harvest. Our food safety training provides the tools that non-profits need to rescue surplus food safely and effectively in their community.
If you’re a non-profit in Canada, we’re here to help you enhance your food safety practices and standards.
Here are the food safety workshops we offer.
Food Safety Certification Training
This full-day training teaches the ins and outs of food safety. The course will share important information about keeping food safe and empower learners with the tools they need to serve food safely. The training is facilitated by a certified Food Safety Instructor via Zoom.
Here’s what you’ll get from this training:
- Learn safe food handling industry standards and tools
- Gain the knowledge required to ensure client safety in all stages of food handling
- Receive a five-year certification valid with any public health unit across Canada
Check out our upcoming training events to register. Registration for the certification fills up quickly!
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Self-Paced Food Safety Certification Training
This is the DIY certification program. We provide you with a link, login, and password so you can access the modules at your own pace. Once you’ve completed all modules, you can complete the exam online to get your five-year certification.
Here’s what you’ll get from this training:
- Learn safe food handling industry standards and tools
- Gain the knowledge required to ensure client safety in all stages of food handling
- Receive a five-year certification valid with any public health unit across Canada
Get started today on our Food Safety Training Portal.
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Food Safety Refresher
This one-hour interactive workshop explores the key steps to food safety for any business or non-profit.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- The many ways food safety can be incorporated into your standard operating procedures
- The four major steps to achieve a pass in your next food safety inspection
- The difference between best before and expiration dates
Request a training to get started today.
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A Guide to Food Safety for Non-Profits
We’ve developed this 10-minute online learning to make food safety accessible to everyone at a non-profit organization. The training has been developed by our in-house, certified food safety trainers, and complies with public health regulations across Canada.
Here’s what you’ll learn:
- How to recognize foods that pose the highest safety concerns and how to handle them
- Effective cleaning and sanitizing
- The difference between best before and expiry dates
Take the course to boost your food safety practices any time.
Take the trainingThank you to our presenting sponsor, Scotiabank
