Ohio Person In Charge Certification in Food Protection (Level One)

Person In Charge Certification in Food Protection is a mandated training for the person in charge per shift of a risk level I, II, III, and IV food service operation or retail food establishment in the following instances:

• When a new foodservice operation or a new retail food establishment is licensed after March 1, 2010 unless the individual has successfully completed an equivalent or more comprehensive certification in food protection course (Food Manager Certification). 
  
• When a foodservice operation or retail food establishment has been implicated in a foodborne disease outbreak. 
  
• When the licensor has documented a failure to maintain sanitary conditions as per section 3717.29 of the Revised Code for a retail food establishment or section 3717.49 of the Revised Code for a foodservice operation.