ADVISORY BULLETIN
Food Safety is everyone's responsibility. It's not just important to the public but it is important to you as an owner of a food facility. In order for your customers to continue to patronize your business it is important to make food safety a priority.
California Retail Food Code, Section 113947.1, states that all food facilities that prepare, handle, or serve non prepackaged potentially hazardous foods, except temporary Food Facilities, shall have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification. Certification simply means that you or at least one of your employees will be required to have basic knowledge as to the causes of foodborne illness and its prevention, pass an approved examination and possess a valid food safety certificate. The certified person in your food facility is also responsible for providing food safety training to the rest of the staff.
Certification must be renewed by passing an approved examination every five years. Facilities that loose their certified food handler or have just started a new business (including change of ownership) will have 60 days to comply.
A current list of approved training providers is available upon request by contacting the Consultative Services at (626)430-5320 or by down loading the list from the link below:
http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/docs/CFH_Final.pdf
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