Food Safe Level 1 and 2 Courses in Surrey, B.C.

The health authorities in British Columbia are quite strict about food establishments and food safety training. There is a public health act focused on the regulation of food establishments, requiring an employee trained in food safety to be present during each shift. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Development has taken it upon itself to fund the creation of a food safety program, dubbed Food Safety in Surrey throughout British Columbia. In the province, the program is managed by the local health authorities and the BCCDC (British Columbia Center for Disease Control).

ow to Sign Up for Food Safe Level 1 and Level 2 Courses in Surrey, B.C.

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Learning food safety in Surrey First Aid

There are two options in food safety training in Surrey First Aid. You can either enroll in first level or second level training. The first level in the FOODSAFE program is targeted towards direct food handlers, called front line service workers. The level’s curriculum introduces concepts involved in safe food handling – focusing on skill building.

The second level covers the same concepts as the first, but is more planning-oriented. This makes the program targeted towards management staff. The curriculum is focused on product and work safety in food establishments. These concepts are specified in the public health acts in British Columbia, and taught specifically in a FOODSAFE program.

Certificates are valid for five years before they expire (they can be renewed through a refresher class).

  1. FOODSAFE 1 – Runs for eight hours and costs 110 dollars
  2. FOODSAFE 2 – Runs for twelve hours and costs 165 dollars
  3. Refresher classes – Runs for three hours (costs are available upon request)
  4. FOODSAFE by correspondence – Must be completed in six months and costs 85 dollars

Correspondence training

Training by correspondence has recently gained popularity among our students, particularly those who work and have no time to go to class regularly. This kind of food safety program allows the student to complete training in six months, without a fixed schedule or deadlines. You can ask for a two-month extension by paying an additional 25 dollars.

Getting started: Salmonella

If you think of the words foodborne illness, you might probably associate it with the microorganism called Salmonella. Salmonella causes a disease called salmonellosis; both the microorganism and disease were named after Salmon, the person who discovered it. When somebody is infected by Salmonella, he or she can start experiencing symptoms 12 to 72 hours after ingestion of the microorganisms.

Signs and symptoms of the disease include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal cramps. The symptoms typically resolve in a few days to a week at home, but more severe cases have to managed in the hospital. The victims have to take antibiotics and intravenous fluids in order to recover. At home, dehydration is the main thing to watch out for, so drinking fluids is advised for self management.

A person can become infected by a foodborne illness by ingesting a pathogen or poisonous substance. Food that isn’t prepared properly can be contaminated by these substances and cause foodborne illnesses. Salmonella is just one of these many disease that affect humans because of contaminated food.