The Food Hygiene, Health and Safety syllabus stresses throughout the importance of maintaining good food hygiene and valid health and safety practices when dealing with food. It covers in some depth the legislation covering both hygiene and health and safety, how a safe and healthy environment can be created and maintained, including risk assessment. There are sections also on fire safety and the risks of dealing with chemical, biological and other hazardous materials.

The Study Guide, which has been reviewed and endorsed by CTH, works logically and methodically through the CTH 2009 syllabus, following the syllabus order.

It explains the concepts clearly and provides ample opportunity for practice of the techniques. Chapters start with the objectives and topic list to put the material into context and they conclude with a diagrammatic summary to consolidate learning and a set of self-test questions to test understanding.

The front pages of the Study Guide contain features such as tips on how to study and an explanation of the exam structure.