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Learning should be as dynamic as the food service industry itself. With Always Food Safe, you get video-based courses filmed in real kitchens with real people. Their engaging approach helps you connect with the material, making it more practical and easier to apply in your everyday work.
To meet legal requirements for the Food Protection Manager exam, someone must watch you take the exam. This person is called a proctor. A proctor is a neutral, approved individual who ensures the security of the exam, verifies the test-taker’s identity, and maintains the integrity of the testing environment.
Take your exam remotely from the comfort of your home. You can schedule the exam at any time**
To take the exam online, a computer with a camera and an internet connection is required**
Perfect for businesses certifying 5 or more employees annually, you can save by proctoring in-house.
Benefits include:
8 hours of online video training – mobile-friendly and designed to fit your schedule. You can pause and resume whenever it’s convenient for you.
To take the proctored exam, you’ll need:
Devices NOT Accepted for the Exam
You can complete your training on these devices, but you’ll need a laptop or desktop computer to take the final exam.
A food handlers card is a certificate that shows that you have completed food safety training approved for your state or county.
The law varies from state to state as regards mandatory versus voluntary knowledge of food safety.
In 6 states – California, Texas, Illinois, Arizona, West Virginia, New Mexico, (and some local jurisdictions) – they require ALL food handlers within their limits to have a food handler training certificate from an ANAB-accredited certificate program, demonstrating compliance with ASTM E2659, Standard Practice for Certificate Programs, an American National Standard.
Since the government introduced the Food Safety Modernization Act in 2011, it has become very clear that any business that cannot prove their staff has had basic Food Handler training (either via a course or training from a certified Food Manager), is highly vulnerable to penalties should there be any foodborne illness problems arising.
It’s the same thing. ServSafe is similar to Always Food Safe and is one of the training providers that have achieved ANAB Accreditation status. Several other training providers have also attained ANAB accreditation.
This means that you can be assured that all ANAB-accredited companies have gone through a rigorous checking process to ensure they meet the standards required.
This is an intensive, 12-month process and the few training providers that are awarded ANAB accreditation can justifiably be proud of gaining this prestigious recognition!
All these organizations, (training providers), meet the required standards for accrediting courses. The course content is the same, although chapter headings and the order of the chapters may vary. All courses include cooking temperatures, fridge/freezer temperatures, bacterial multiplication, cleaning, and pest control because these items must be in line with current Government guidelines. (FDA Food Code 2017).
A Food Handler certification takes around 2 hours to complete.
Different states, counties, and cities have different rules on how often they expect you to refresh your Food Handler learning – in some places, it’s every year, and in others, every 3 years. Check our information on your local requirements for more information.