Food Handler Certification
Public Health Rules
CA Health & Safety Code §113948 food-handler-card requirement, retraining cycles, and how LA County DPH enforces certification at food facilities.
How Food Handler Certification Rules Differ by Place
Seattle, WA: Food Workers Must Hold a King County Food Worker Card
Heavy RestrictionsWashington RCW 69.06 requires every food worker to obtain a Food Worker Card within two weeks of starting work. King County Public Health issues the card after a free online course and…
Mobile County, AL: Mobile County Food Handler Card Rule
Some RestrictionsMobile County doesn't require every restaurant to carry a food handlers card, but anyone running food at a temporary exempt event, a festival or fundraiser lasting up to three days…
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Certified Food Handler Card Rule
Some RestrictionsAnchorage's Food Code requires every food worker who handles unpackaged food, TCS food or food-contact surfaces to hold a food worker card within 21 days of hire, and requires Risk…
Buckeye, AZ: Buckeye Mobile Food Vendor Food Handler Card
Some RestrictionsBuckeye requires mobile food vendors to submit a valid Maricopa County Food Manager or Food Handlers card with their business license application before they can operate in the city.
Glendale, AZ: Glendale Food Handler Certificate for Peddlers
Some RestrictionsAny Glendale peddler or solicitor whose business includes handling unpackaged meat, fish, produce, or other food products must file a current Maricopa County health department food…
Maricopa County, AZ: Maricopa County Food Handler Training Requirement
Some RestrictionsMaricopa County requires every food establishment's Person in Charge to train Food Employees on foodborne disease prevention within 30 days of starting food-handling work, and to keep…
Cities & Counties with Food Handler Certification Rules
270 locations
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