Training: Safefood for Business

Free online food safety education tool for small food businesses in catering, food service, retail and manufacturing

Safefood for Business covers all aspects of food safety training in short, practical and engaging modules.

This free programme allows businesses to provide and track staff training on-site and award module completion certificates.

The training covers eight key areas and has been designed in a multimedia format to engage the participants with interactive, online modules.  Based on Safefood’s collective experience and the latest research available, the topics include:

• the importance of food safety
• food microbiology
• temperature control
• personal hygiene
• cleaning essentials
• allergens in food
• pest control
• hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP)

Learners can complete the full Safefood for Business course (eight modules) and receive a completion certificate. Alternatively, learners can choose individual modules and get a module completion certificate.

Find more information and access the training course on the Safefood website.

First published 5 February 2026