Alameda County - California Food Handler Training Card

California Food Safety Handler Requirements

California law requires all food handlers in the food service and hospitality industry in the State of California to have a California Food Handler Card. California Retail Food Code – CalCode:

Definition: “Food Handler” means an individual who is involved in the preparation, storage, or service of food in a food facility ... or in a temporary food facility. §113790 (a)
New Hires: All new hires have 30 days to obtain a food handler card. §113948 (a) (1)
Re-training: Food handler cards are valid for 3 years from the date of issuance. §113948 (a) (2)
Responsibility: It is the employee's responsibility acquire a food handler card and is the property of the employee. The employee may change jobs without having to obtain a new card. §113790 (a)

California food handler safety training is designed for food service employees that work in restaurants, cafes, bakeries, delis, mobile vendors, food trucks, bars, and convenience stores – such as chefs, cooks, food servers, food handlers, food preparers, caterers, supervisors, and managers.

California Retail Food Handler Training Mandates

SB-602
Senate Bill 602, effective July 1, 2011, requires every California food handler who is involved in the preparation, storage or service of food in a food facility has to take a California state-certified food handler course and pass an authorized test.

SB-303
Senate Bill 303 made technical changes to the Food Handler Card Law requiring training providers to be accredited through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

California Department of Public Health Approved & ANSI Accredited

Our food handler training has been approved by the California Department of Public Health - accredited by ANSI - and is valid throughout California.*

California Approved Food Handler Card Provider: (360training)
ANSI Accredited, meeting ASTM E2659-09 standard - Approved Provider (360training) #0975

* Notes:

Training valid throughout California – except for Riverside and San Bernardino County – which have local food handler card programs.
San Diego County recently approved changes to accept our training. (360training)
Source: San Diego County – Department of Environmental Health

Alameda County - California Food Handler Training Course, Rules, and Contact Info

Food Handler
State Regulations
State Contact
Local Requirements

Alameda County - California Food Handler Training

Course Description
The California Food Handler online training course instructs the student the basics of food safety principles, regulations, and techniques to maintain a food-safe environment in a California food establishment. It will help the student better understand how handling food correctly is not only the law, but it improves safety and reduces risks.

The course will cover the following topics: food safety definitions, safe hygienic practices, safe food temperatures, cross-contamination of food, and food-related illnesses.

Audience: Wait staff – servers, chefs, cooks, mobile food vendors, bartenders, host/hostesses that handle food, bussers, caterers, supervisors and managers, food warehouse staff, and convenience store (c-store) clerks.

Course Duration: 75 mins

Course Outline

Lesson 1: Introduction to Food Safety
Lesson 2: Biohazards, Foodborne Disease, and Food Spoilage
Lesson 3: Contaminants
Lesson 4: Food and Temperature Control
Lesson 5: Employee Health, Hygiene and Training
Lesson 6: Purchasing, Receiving and Storing Food
Lesson 7: Cleaning and Sanitizing
Lesson 8: Pest Control
Lesson 9: Facility Design

End of Course – Exam
At the conclusion of the course, the learner will be tested on their knowledge of the learning objectives and content. You will be required to pass a comprehensive test and must pass with a 75% or better.

Upon successfully passing the exam, the learner will be issued a California Food Handler Card – or certificate of completion and will be able to download and print the food handler training certificate of completion.

To print your Certificate of Completion please go to the “My Courses” section of your profile, and from the “Show” drop-down list select “Completed Courses”. Once selected, please click on the “Print Certificate” icon in blue to print your Certificate of Completion.

California Food Safety Regulations & Rules

California legal requirements for Food Handlers and Certified Food Managers:

California Food Handler Card requirement is specified in California Retail Food Code – CalCode: Sections 113790 and 113948
California Certified Food Manager (CFM)requirement is specified in California Retail Food Code – CalCode: Section 113945
California Retail Food Code – CalCode
California Food Handler Card Law Guidelines (Word Doc)
SB 602 – California Food Handler Card Requirements (PDF)
California Food Safety Program Rules and Guidelines
FAQs: Commonly Asked Questions about AB 1978, California Food Safety and Sanitation Training, and Certified Examination

California Food Truck & Mobile Food Vendor Rules/Regulations

California Food Handler Training is accepted in these counties: Los Angeles County CA,Orange County CA,San Diego County CA,Riverside County CA,Santa Clara County CA,Alameda County CA,Sacramento County CA,Contra Costa County CA,Fresno County CA,Ventura County CA,San Francisco County CA,Kern County CA,San Mateo County CA,San Joaquin County CA,Stanislaus County CA,Sonoma County CA,Tulare County CA,Solano County CA,Monterey County CA,Santa Barbara County CA,Placer County CA,San Luis Obispo County CA,Santa Cruz County CA,Merced County CA,Marin County CA,Butte County CA,Yolo County CA,El Dorado County CA, and many more!

California Food Safety State Contact Info

Alameda County
Department of Environmental Health
Food Safety Program
Administration Building
1221 Oak Street, Suite 555
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 208-9770
Web: http://www.acgov.org/aceh/food/

California Department of Public Health
Food and Drug Branch
Retail Food Program
1500 Capitol Ave, MS 7602
PO Box 997377
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 558-1784
Web: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/...../FoodSafetyProgram/RetailFoodProgram.aspx

Sacramento County Environmental Management Department
Environmental Health Division
Retail Food Protection Program
10590 Armstrong Avenue, Suite B
Mather, Ca. 95655-4153
Phone: (916) 875-8440
Web: http://www.emd.saccounty.net/EH/FoodProtect-RetailFood/Pages/default.aspx

California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/

California Food Safety Local Requirements

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
Training not valid in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties – which have local food handler card programs.
San Diego County
San Diego County recently approved changes to accept our training. (360training)
Source: San Diego County – Department of Environmental Health