Cherokee County Texas Health Department - Certified Food Manager and Handlers' Training Requirements

	CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER AND FOOD HANDLERS’ TRAINING REQUIREMENTS July 24, 2006 On March 13, 2006, the Cherokee County Commissioners’ Court unanimously passed an order which requires each food establishment to have at least one certified food manager on staff. In addition to the certified food manager, all other food handlers in the establishment must obtain a food handlers’ card. Each food establishment must be in compliance with this new order by December 31, 2006. Child-care facilities, as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code; establishments that do not prepare or handle exposed potentially hazardous food as defined in 25 TAC §229.162 (66); and nonprofit organizations are exempted from the certified food manager requirements. Louraiseal McDonald with the Texas Cooperative Extension office will present another certified food managers’ training class in December. You may contact Ms. McDonald at 903-683-5416 for additional information. The Northeast Texas Public Health District teaches the class in English or Spanish at the Regional Training and Development Center (RTDC) on Loop 323 in Tyler. You may contact RTDC at 903-510-2900 for more information. You may also take the course online through the following companies: Texas Restaurant Association at www.restaurantville.com, Learn2Serve at www.learn2serve.com, and the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals at www.nrfsp.com. The fees for these courses are established by the provider of the course. If you are very familiar with the Texas Food Establishment Rules, you may challenge the course and just take the exam. You must pass the exam to receive your certificate. The Certified Food Manager’s certificate is valid for two years. Pre-registration is required for Ms. McDonald’s and RTDC classes and the Food Handlers classes. The class schedules for the Food Handlers’ Training is also on the website , click here for classes, schedules and locations. The fee for this course will be $10.00 per person and the Food Handler’s card will be valid throughout the County for three years. Spanish class will be held in August and November. Other assistance that may be needed will be available for those who need assistance reading but this information must be provided to us when you pre-register. Please register for the Food Handlers’ training as soon as possible. Classes are beginning to fill quickly. Changes may be made in registration up to a few days prior to the class. Classes with less than 10 people registered will be cancelled. Those who wait until the last of the year to pre-register may not be able to get into a class. Please do not hesitate to call 903-683-2990 if you need additional information.
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