Food Hygiene and HACCP Course (EU) 2026
This course is for people who work with food in the European Union, such as kitchen, café, shop and catering staff. It covers EU food law and who is responsible, food hazards and allergens, personal hygiene, temperature control, cleaning and the seven HACCP principles. Each topic has a short lesson and an untimed quiz, followed by a timed 30-question final assessment; score 80% or more to earn a Certificate of Completion.
Kort svar
Den här gratiskursen har cirka 180 minuters lektioner, 6 temaquiz utan tidsgräns (100 frågor totalt) och ett tidsbegränsat slutprov med 30 slumpvis valda frågor. Få 80 % eller mer på slutprovet för att ladda ner ett kursintyg (privat, inte ackrediterat). Kontrollerad mot officiella källor den 13 oktober 2026.
Det här lär du dig
- Explain the main EU food safety laws and who is responsible for food safety
- Recognise biological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards
- Name the 14 EU allergens and explain how allergen information must be given
- Wash your hands correctly and follow the rules on illness, clothing and gloves
- Apply safe temperature control for chilling, cooking, hot holding, cooling and reheating
- Clean and disinfect correctly and prevent cross-contamination and pests
- Apply the seven HACCP principles to a simple menu item
Få minst 80 % för att ladda ner ditt certifikat.
Din studieplan
Läs varje lektion, gör temaquizet (utan tidsgräns, med förklaringar) och sedan det tidsbegränsade slutprovet. Varje gång dras en ny blandning av frågor. Dina framsteg sparas i den här webbläsaren.
- Läs lektionerna6 lektioner, cirka 180 min
- Temaquiz 1: Food safety law and who is responsible16 frågor
- Temaquiz 2: Food hazards and allergens18 frågor
- Temaquiz 3: Personal hygiene and handwashing15 frågor
- Temaquiz 4: Temperature control: chilling, cooking and storage16 frågor
- Temaquiz 5: Cleaning, pests and cross-contamination17 frågor
- Temaquiz 6: HACCP: the seven principles in practice18 frågor
- Slutprov30 frågor, 35 min · Minst 80 %
Temaquiz 1: Food safety law and who is responsible
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Svar: D. The food business operator
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 says the primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food business operator.
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Svar: A. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs sets the general hygiene rules, including the HACCP duty.
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Svar: B. Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 is the General Food Law. It sets the basic principles, food safety requirements and traceability rules.
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Svar: B. A charity kitchen that serves free meals
A food business is any undertaking, for profit or not and public or private, that carries out any stage of production, processing or distribution of food.
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Svar: D. When it is harmful to health or unfit to eat
Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 says food is unsafe if it is injurious to health or unfit for human consumption, and unsafe food must not be placed on the market.
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Svar: D. Its suppliers and the businesses it supplied
Article 18 of the General Food Law requires businesses to identify who supplied them and which other businesses they supplied.
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Svar: C. Withdraw it quickly and inform the competent authorities
Article 19 of the General Food Law requires an operator who believes food is unsafe to start withdrawing it at once and to inform the competent authorities.
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Svar: B. Tell consumers why and recall the food if needed
Under Article 19, if the product may have reached consumers, the operator must inform them of the reason for withdrawal and, if necessary, recall the products.
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Svar: C. The Member States, through their competent authorities
Member States enforce food law through official controls and set penalties, which must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
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Svar: B. To give scientific advice on food and feed safety
The General Food Law set up EFSA to give scientific advice and scientific and technical support. National authorities do the inspections.
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Svar: C. Notify it so the premises can be registered
Article 6 requires operators to notify the competent authority of each establishment for registration and to report significant changes, such as closure.
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Svar: C. Supervision and instruction or training that matches their work
Chapter XII of Annex II requires food handlers to be supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene matters to match their work.
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Svar: C. People who develop and maintain the HACCP-based procedures
Annex II, Chapter XII says the people responsible for developing and maintaining the HACCP-based procedure must have training in HACCP principles.
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Svar: C. Staff can raise food safety concerns openly
Chapter XIa of Annex II includes commitment, leadership, awareness of hazards, open communication and enough resources.
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Svar: B. They help businesses follow the rules; using them is voluntary
Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation 852/2004 encourage national and EU guides; food businesses may use them on a voluntary basis.
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Svar: D. A system for authorities to share information on food risks quickly
RASFF lets food safety authorities rapidly exchange information on health risks so they can act quickly. It is based on Article 50 of the General Food Law.
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Bra att veta före provet
- Under EU law, the food business operator has the primary responsibility for food safety.
- Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 requires food businesses after primary production to keep a permanent procedure based on the seven HACCP principles.
- Food handlers must be supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene to match their work; people who run the HACCP procedures need HACCP training.
- Every food business must be able to identify its suppliers and the businesses it has supplied, and must withdraw unsafe food and inform the authorities.
- EU law lists 14 allergens, and allergen information is mandatory for non-prepacked food such as restaurant meals.
- Quick-frozen food must be kept at -18 °C or colder; most other temperature values are set by national rules and guidance.
- Since 2021, EU hygiene rules require food businesses to set up and show a food safety culture.
Vanliga frågor
Is this an official or legally required food hygiene certificate?
No. When you pass the final assessment you get a PassEveryTest Certificate of Completion, which shows you finished this general awareness course. It is not an accredited qualification or a legally required training certificate, and it does not replace the training your employer must give you.
Does EU law require food handlers to be trained?
Yes. Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 says food handlers must be supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene to match their work. Some countries have extra national training rules for certain sectors.
Why do temperature rules differ between countries?
The EU hygiene rules require safe temperatures and an unbroken cold chain, but most specific values come from national rules and guidance. This course uses Ireland's FSAI guidance as an example; always use your own country's values and your workplace plan.
How does the final assessment work?
It has 30 questions drawn at random from the course question bank, with a 35-minute time limit. You need 80% to pass, and each attempt gives you a new mix of questions.
What are the seven HACCP principles?
Identify hazards, identify critical control points, set critical limits, monitor, set corrective actions, verify, and keep documents and records.
Är intyget ackrediterat eller officiellt erkänt?
Nej. Det är ett privat kursintyg, bara för dina kunskaper. Det är inte erkänt, ackrediterat eller godkänt av någon myndighet, tillståndsmyndighet, tillsynsmyndighet eller utbildningsinstitution, och det ersätter inte någon licens, certifiering eller utbildning som krävs enligt lag.
Källor
- EUR-Lex: Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (consolidated text)
- EUR-Lex: Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, the General Food Law (consolidated text)
- EUR-Lex: Commission Notice on the implementation of food safety management systems (2022/C 355/01)
- EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on food information to consumers (consolidated text)
- EUR-Lex: Council Directive 89/108/EEC on quick-frozen foodstuffs
- European Commission: Food hygiene
- European Commission: Mandatory food information
- European Commission: Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)
- EFSA: Listeria
- EFSA: Campylobacter
- EFSA: Salmonella
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Temperature control
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Food safety management system (HACCP)
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Types of hazards
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Prerequisite programmes
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Principles of HACCP
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland: Safe Catering Pack, Allergens section
- safefood: How to wash your hands
- World Health Organization: Food safety fact sheet
- EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on official controls
- FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius: General Principles of Food Hygiene (definitions and cleaning)