SAFE AND SAVORY SOLUTIONS

The Food Handler Certificate is required of all food handlers who are not already a Food Protection Manager. Under the Illinois Food Handling Enforcement Act all food handlers working in fast food restaurants, full-service restaurants, bars with food, concession stands, nursing homes, licensed day care home or facility, hospital, school, long-term care facility or a retail food store, must receive or obtain American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited training in basic safe food handling principles within 30 days after employment and every 3 years thereafter... The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) requires that one manager in each restaurant or food service facility is certified as a Food Protection Manager and on premise when food is being prepared. You can earn this certificate either by taking at least an 7 hour face-to-face course followed by passing an ANSI approved exam OR you can take the course online at your own pace and place. When you've completed the..