Louisville, Kentucky Food Manager Certification & Training

Food manager certification is often required for the supervisors or managers of food-service employees. Everyone from head chefs to shift supervisors qualify as food managers. If you supervise staff who handle food in any capacity, including preparation, storage, service and tasks involving food contact surfaces and food utensils, our food manager training and certification program can help you comply with state requirements for certification.

Food managers don’t just work in restaurants, either. Establishments that require a certified food manager may include:

• Restaurants and cafes
• Bars and lounges
• Retail food stores
• School cafeterias
• Detention facilities
• Catering operations
• Fraternal organizations
• Assisted living facilities
• Theaters
• Hotels

Many states require food establishments to have a designated certified food manager who is responsible for ensuring the safety of food operations. In some cases, a certified food manager is required to be on shift at all times. Check with your state or local health department for information on specific requirements.

After you finish the course and pass the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you will receive a Louisville Food Manager Certification that is valid for three years. The exam is not proctored, so you can complete it 100% online. This certificate verifies that you are qualified to safely manage food handlers in a food service establishment. You can access your certificate by logging into your StateFoodSafety account, and you can reprint a copy at any time.

Once you purchase the Louisville Food Manager Certification Course, you have full access to all course materials for one year. That means you can rewatch lesson videos to refresh your knowledge at any time for 12 full months.

Your Louisville Food Manager Certification is valid for three years. To maintain your certification, you must retake the course before it expires.

The full certification process includes three steps. To become certified, you will need to:

1. Purchase the Louisville Food Manager Certification Course.
2. Train at your own pace and complete the course. The training and exam take about two hours to complete.
3. Print your certification as soon as you complete the training and exam.

The requirement for food establishments to have a Certified Food Protection Manager was added to the 2017 FDA Food Code. To find out more about the requirements for certified food managers, consult the newest edition of the FDA Food Code.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the use of certified food managers after a 2006 study from the Environmental Health Specialists Network found that restaurants with certified food safety staff are less likely to be involved in outbreaks of foodborne illnesses than those without.