Berwyn, IL Public Health Rules: Food Handler Certification (2026)

Berwyn puts its certification duty on the resident manager, not on every person who handles food. Section 840.02(B)(2) requires each food service establishment to employ a resident manager who completed a recognized Food Service Managers' Training Course and received the state's certification for completing it. The subsection does not set a separate certificate requirement for other employees.

The duty reaches far beyond sit-down restaurants. Chapter 840 defines a food service establishment to include coffee shops, cafeterias, taverns, bars, cocktail lounges, night clubs, bakeries, delicatessens, catering kitchens, commissaries and any nonprofit or public organization that routinely serves food.

The certification is one piece of the license. Under § 840.02(A)(1), no one operates a food service establishment in the city, or its police jurisdiction, without first obtaining a valid license from the health authority, which the code defines as the Board of Health or its designated representative. The application must satisfy Chapter 801 and must list the names and addresses of resident managers along with the type of establishment. A temporary food service establishment also lists its dates of operation, and its license runs no longer than 14 days.

After an application comes in, the health authority inspects the establishment. The license issues only when that inspection shows the chapter's provisions are met. Licenses cannot be transferred to another person or place, and the valid license must be posted in every food service establishment.

Inspections continue after licensing. Section 840.10(A) requires the health authority to inspect each establishment at least once every three months, plus as many reinspections as enforcement needs. A license can be suspended for failing to comply with the chapter, and permanently revoked for a serious or repeated violation after a hearing. Hearings run under Chapter 292 of the Codified Ordinances.