Online · Self-PacedLevel 2VAT Exempt
KitchenTonic Certified

Food Safety and Hygiene for Sushi and Sashimi — Online

What You Will Learn

  • The 4 types of food safety hazards: physical, allergenic, microbial, and chemical
  • Parasite destruction requirements for raw fish under UK food safety legislation
  • Scombrotoxin food poisoning (Histamine Fish Poisoning) causes and controls
  • The 14 allergens and how to manage them in sushi and sashimi preparation
  • Bacillus cereus spores in rice, controls and acidification
  • Personal hygiene best practices specifically for sashimi and sushi chefs and other food handlers
  • Cleaning, disinfection, pest control, and stock management

Who Is This Course For?

Raw fish preparation carries significantly higher food safety risk than standard catering. A generic food safety course does not cover the unique hazards of sushi and sashimi — this one does.

This specialist course is essential for anyone involved in preparing, serving and selling raw fish dishes and sushi rice.

  • Sashimi chefs and kitchen staff handling and preparing raw fish and acidification of rice
  • Restaurant owners and managers of Japanese and pan-Asian restaurants
  • Restaurants, sashimi bars, takeaways, food trucks and dark kitchens that include sushi or sashimi on their menu
  • New food businesses planning to serve raw fish dishes
  • Any chef and food handler who needs specialist raw fish food safety knowledge

Why Choose This Course?

  • Specialist content — the only UK course designed specifically for sushi and sashimi preparation
  • Pass your EHO inspection — covers every hazard Environmental Health Officers check in sushi restaurants
  • Parasite compliance — learn the freezing protocols and exemptions that keep your customers safe and your business legal
  • Designed by a Food Scientist — developed by a BSc (Hons) Food Scientist who has trained EHOs
  • Instant certificate — pass the assessment and download your certificate immediately
  • Protect your business — allergen failures in sushi restaurants have led to fatalities and closures

If you need an expert sashimi and sushi food safety trainer, to come to your workplace and train your team or develop a HACCP plan, contact us do discuss your requirements.

What you will learn

10 self-paced modules · pause and resume any time

1

Introduction to Sushi and Sashimi

2 lessons · 10 min

2

Physical Hazards

3 lessons · 12 min

3

Allergenic Hazards

4 lessons · 15 min

4

Microbial Hazards

5 lessons · 20 min

5

Chemical Hazards

1 lesson · 5 min

6

Causes of Illness

1 lesson · 5 min

7

Food Handlers and Personal Hygiene

3 lessons · 15 min

8

Cleaning and Disinfection

3 lessons · 12 min

9

Pests and Pest Control

2 lessons · 10 min

10

Stock Control and Food Storage

3 lessons · 15 min