This session is level 2, the second in a series of food safety courses designed for educators and cooks. This session builds on knowledge gained from level 1 by exploring more complex food safety concepts. It also takes an in-depth look at food experiences with children and important steps we can take to ensure these valuable learning experiences are safe for all.

Topics include:

• Thermometer calibration
• Cooling food safely
• Food recall
• Food experiences with children
• Washing hands
• Hair and jewellery
• Safe food handling practices
• Handling knives safely
• Keeping kids safe while cooking
• Washing fruit and vegetables
• Cleaning equipment and surfaces
• Real life scenarios

NAQ Nutrition (the Queensland division of Nutrition Australia) is a not for profit community based organisation, providing education and support for nutrition professionals and the community.

NAQ Nutrition offers an expert team of Accredited Practising Dietitians, Nutritionists and Health Promotion Professionals to ensure the very best in nutrition education and health promotion.

Food Foundations is a program of NAQ Nutrition, for early childhood settings.

We offer a range of support services to early childhood settings covering nutrition and food safety, these include

• newsletters
• resources and posters
• fact sheets
• staff education
• menu assessments
• food safety supervisor training
• parent education

For more information on the Food Foundations service visit our website.

NAQ Nutrition also has approved food safety auditors. So if you’re a licensed food business in Queensland, NAQ Nutrition’s experienced food safety auditors can assist with:

• Food safety program development
• Food safety program audits
• Onsite compliance audits

Please contact the food safety team at foodsafety@naqld.org or call 07 3257 4393 for more information.

Courses for individuals cost $45 (including GST).  If you are part of a Service / Centre please contact us for multiple course discount.