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.

  • Kurso
  • Unyong Europeo
  • 100 tanong
  • Sinuri noong Oktubre 13, 2026
  • Na-fact-check noong Oktubre 13, 2026

Mabilis na sagot

Ang libreng kursong ito ay may mga 180 minutong aralin, 6 quiz sa paksa na walang limitasyon sa oras (100 tanong lahat) at isang final assessment na may oras na may 30 tanong na pinili nang random. Kumuha ng 80% o higit pa sa final assessment para ma-download ang sertipiko ng pagkumpleto (pribado, hindi accredited). Sinuri laban sa mga opisyal na sanggunian noong Oktubre 13, 2026.

Magsimula sa mga aralinFood Hygiene and HACCP Course (EU): Lessons: mga 180 minutong pagbasa. Saklaw ng mga aralin ang bawat tanong sa pagsusulit.

Ang matututunan mo

  • 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

Kumuha ng 80% o higit pa para ma-download ang iyong sertipiko.

Ang iyong study plan

Basahin ang bawat aralin, sagutan ang quiz nito (walang limitasyon sa oras, may paliwanag), saka ang final assessment na may oras. Bagong halo ng mga tanong ang pinipili sa bawat pagkakataon. Naka-save ang iyong progreso sa browser na ito.

  1. Basahin ang mga aralin6 aralin, mga 180 min
  2. Quiz sa paksa 1: Food safety law and who is responsible16 tanong
  3. Quiz sa paksa 2: Food hazards and allergens18 tanong
  4. Quiz sa paksa 3: Personal hygiene and handwashing15 tanong
  5. Quiz sa paksa 4: Temperature control: chilling, cooking and storage16 tanong
  6. Quiz sa paksa 5: Cleaning, pests and cross-contamination17 tanong
  7. Quiz sa paksa 6: HACCP: the seven principles in practice18 tanong
  8. Final exam30 tanong, 35 min · Kumuha ng 80% o higit pa

Quiz sa paksa 1: Food safety law and who is responsible

  1. Tanong 1 ng 16

    Under EU food law, who has the primary responsibility for food safety in a food business?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: D. The food business operator

    Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 says the primary responsibility for food safety rests with the food business operator.

  2. Tanong 2 ng 16

    Which EU regulation sets the general hygiene rules that apply to all food businesses?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  3. Tanong 3 ng 16

    Which regulation is known as the General Food Law?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  4. Tanong 4 ng 16

    Which of these places counts as a food business under EU law?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  5. Tanong 5 ng 16

    Under the General Food Law, when is food "unsafe"?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  6. Tanong 6 ng 16

    Under the EU traceability rules, what must a food business be able to identify?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  7. Tanong 7 ng 16

    A café owner learns that a batch of sandwiches she supplied to a shop may be unsafe. What does EU law require her to do?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  8. Tanong 8 ng 16

    Unsafe food may already have reached consumers. What must the food business also do?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  9. Tanong 9 ng 16

    Who carries out official food controls and sets the penalties for breaking food law?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  10. Tanong 10 ng 16

    What is the main job of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  11. Tanong 11 ng 16

    Someone is opening a new takeaway. What does Regulation 852/2004 require about the competent authority?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  12. Tanong 12 ng 16

    What does Annex II of Regulation 852/2004 require for food handlers' training?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  13. Tanong 13 ng 16

    Under EU hygiene law, who must be trained in the HACCP principles?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  14. Tanong 14 ng 16

    Since 2021, EU hygiene rules require food businesses to have a food safety culture. Which of these is part of it?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: C. Staff can raise food safety concerns openly

    Chapter XIa of Annex II includes commitment, leadership, awareness of hazards, open communication and enough resources.

  15. Tanong 15 ng 16

    What is true about guides to good hygiene practice written by food sectors?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

  16. Tanong 16 ng 16

    What is the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)?
    Ipakita ang sagot

    Sagot: 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.

Ang dapat malaman bago ang pagsusulit

  • 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.

Mga madalas itanong

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.

Accredited ba o opisyal na kinikilala ang sertipiko?

Hindi. Ito ay pribadong sertipiko ng pagkumpleto para lamang sa kaalaman. Hindi ito kinikilala, hindi accredited at hindi inaprubahan ng anumang pamahalaan, ahensyang nagbibigay ng lisensya, regulator o institusyong pang-edukasyon, at hindi nito pinapalitan ang anumang lisensya, sertipikasyon o pagsasanay na hinihingi ng batas.

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