23.06.2025
Hygiene – It's Not Just Rules, It's Your Responsibility
A series of electronic courses on microbiology
In the food industry, there is no room for even minor mistakes.
One dirty sleeve – and a batch of yogurt turns into a scientific experiment for growing new bacterial strains. Microbes are delighted, consumers are not. Violation of sanitary rules can lead to serious consequences, including product recalls, fines, loss of consumer trust, and, worst of all, a threat to people's health.
One dirty sleeve – and a batch of yogurt turns into a scientific experiment for growing new bacterial strains. Microbes are delighted, consumers are not. Violation of sanitary rules can lead to serious consequences, including product recalls, fines, loss of consumer trust, and, worst of all, a threat to people's health.
Why is compliance with sanitary standards the foundation of food product quality?
- Product safety – this is consumer health.
Microbes are invisible saboteurs. They don't wear masks, don't maintain social distancing, and are just waiting to cause sabotage. The presence of foreign microflora can make a product dangerous for consumption. Increasingly, food poisoning, infections, and disease outbreaks are the result of neglecting sanitary standards.
In 2024, in Perm, a mass salmonella infection occurred at a production facility of a popular bakery chain due to violations of sanitary standards, technological processes, and equipment marking. As a result, hundreds of people were affected.
- Financial risks
Regulatory bodies strictly monitor compliance with sanitary standards. Violations of legislative requirements lead to:
a. Fines
b. Suspension of activities
c. Product confiscation
d. Criminal liability (if consumers are harmed)
a. Fines
b. Suspension of activities
c. Product confiscation
d. Criminal liability (if consumers are harmed)
- Company reputation
Clients don't forgive "surprises." One scandal with poisoning or dirty production can destroy customer trust for years. Restoring reputation will be extremely difficult.
In 2014, the Omsk cheese factory was banned from selling its products. It was closed after the publication of scandalous photos showing factory employees bathing in a vat of milk intended for cheese making.
How to ensure compliance with sanitary standards?
To avoid these risks, it's not enough to require employees to wash their hands and wear special clothing. Systematic work is necessary, including regular training, control, and strict adherence to all hygiene and microbiological safety standards.
- Employee trainingEmployees should not just memorize boring lectures with rules from SanPiN, but understand that:
- microbes are transmitted through hands, clothing, and equipment
- rule violations are a real threat
- quality control begins with personal hygiene
- Regular microbiological control, which should include:
- checking raw materials, surfaces, and employee hands
- analysis of water, air, and packaging
- maintaining sanitation logs
- Clear instructions and execution control through:
- developed algorithms and reminders (for example, "5 steps of hand washing")
- appointing responsible persons
- internal inspections
The solution: courses that will turn your workers into cleanliness experts
To organize training for highly qualified specialists in public catering and food industry enterprises, the SIKE company has developed a series of electronic courses titled "Microbiology, Sanitation and Hygiene."
Hygiene is simple if explained correctly.
The courses cover basic information about microorganisms and biochemical processes used in food production, from the structure of microorganisms to personal hygiene rules and sanitary-hygienic control at enterprises.
"General Microbiology" course series:
The courses contain general information about microorganisms, their structure, nutrition, and reproduction.
- Morphology and classification of microorganisms
- Metabolism, cultivation, and growth of microorganisms
- Ecology of microorganisms
- Biochemical processes used in food production
Who it's suitable for:
- Biotechnologists and laboratory microbiologists studying microorganisms in various industries (food industry, veterinary medicine, and agriculture)
- For teaching schoolchildren in "Biology" or students in the "General Biology and Microbiology" discipline
"Sanitation and Hygiene" course series:
The courses present specific rules that must be followed in production in various industries.
- Concepts of disinfection, disinsection, and deratization. Measures to combat insects and rodents
- Personal hygiene of food industry workers
- Food poisoning and prevention
Who it's suitable for:
- Workers in public catering and food industry enterprises (loaders, cooks, confectioners, food technologists, etc.)
- Specialists in related fields working in the service sector (veterinarians, salespeople and cashiers, hairdressers, hotel and restaurant business, etc.)
"Special Microbiology" course series:
The courses present specific SanPiN requirements that must be followed in food production.
- Microbiology of agricultural raw materials
- Microbiological and sanitary-hygienic control of enterprises
Who it's suitable for:
Workers in public catering and food industry enterprises (loaders, cooks, confectioners, food technologists, etc.)
Workers in public catering and food industry enterprises (loaders, cooks, confectioners, food technologists, etc.)
Application areas
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Visual training during lectures and seminars -
Independent distance learning for employees and students -
Training in computer classrooms for independent material mastery
Ready to implement practical training for your team?
By investing in employee training, you:
- Reduce risks for consumers
- Avoid fines and lawsuits
- Preserve reputation and customer trust
SIKE electronic courses offer a modern solution for employee skill development that doesn't interrupt work. The interactive format makes it easy to absorb complex information, and the variety of tasks helps reinforce knowledge in practice.
Our courses will help make sanitary standards not just rules, but part of corporate culture.
Contact us – we'll ensure the safety of your production!
Contact us – we'll ensure the safety of your production!