The Golden Gate Restaurant Association Food Handler Training

If you are a food handler in California, you are required to complete a food safety course that is approved for use in California. Completing an approved food safety course will award you with a California Food Handlers Card. A food handler is someone who handles, prepares, serves, sells, or gives away food for human consumption.

This training and test is approved for use throughout California, including all counties (Orange, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Mateo, Marin, etc.) and cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Fresno, etc.). However, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, and Siskiyou County have additional requirements for their areas.

Within 30 days of starting work.

State of California Food Handlers Card

Your California Food Handlers Card will be valid for 3 years.

If your food handler card has expired, you will need to purchase and retake the California Food Handlers Card training. If you need to reprint your current food handler card, login and go to the Certificates section. From there, you can click View, select print, and obtain card.

When you purchase a StateFoodSafety course, you automatically get one year of unlimited access to the training videos. Take your time through the course or come back after completion to brush up on your food safety knowledge!