FOOD SAFETY

FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION

Cost: $90 (includes Exam and Certification); for more information, contact Charlie Monahan at 707-253-3212 or cmonahan@napavalley.edu.

The National Registry's Certified Food Safety Professional Examination was developed following the strictest test development procedures. National Registry's exam and certification is accepted in all states, including California. Certification is recognized nationwide and is good for five years.

In this course, you will learn about:

• Preventing contamination and cross-contamination
• Protecting food packaging and food contact surfaces from contamination
• Ensuring that food is stored properly
• Ensuring personal hygiene and employee health
• Executing employee health policies
• Ensuring proper hand-washing and hygiene
• Monitoring employee behaviors related to smoking, eating, and drinking
• Actively managing controls in a food establishment
• Implementing a food safety plan
• Monitoring the flow-of-foods purchase and receipt of products
• Ensuring product time and temperature
• Maintaining temperature measuring devices (i.e. thermometers)
• Managing food product time and temperature controls
• Cleaning and sanitizing
• Preventing and controlling pests (i.e. insects and rodents)

FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION

Cost: $30 (includes Study Guide, Test, and Card); class time runs approximately three hours

Taking this course and successfully passing the exam will result in participants receiving the Food Handler's Certificate and Card, recognized by the Napa County Health Department. By the time you have finished this course, you should have a better understanding of what food-borne illnesses are, how they are caused, and what you can do to help prevent them.

To obtain a California Food Handler Card, food handlers will need to successfully pass a food handler test. Food handlers must maintain a valid Food Handler Card for the duration of his/her employment. The cards are valid throughout most of the state and Napa County. They are valid for three years from issuance. Each food facility must maintain records documenting that each employee possesses a valid California Food Handler Card that can be provided to local enforcement officials upon request. This requirement was passed by the legislature, signed by the governor, and went into law on July 1, 2011.