About the online Food Handler Class
You have likely found this course because of a requirement by an employer to complete a Food Handler Class. This program contains meaningful content informed by standards, information, and data published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and State Public Health Departments. Many employers require that their workers complete this training on initial assignment, at least every two years thereafter, and when new or modified tasks or procedures may increase the need for handling food.
This online Food Handler Class is recognized throughout the United States and has been designed to meet employment, general continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing professional education (CPE) requirements.
Please note that you may be required to transfer or register your certificate of completion with your local health department. If this transfer or registration is required, it will not be done by Course For Food Safety and must be completed by the employee and/or employer.
This course has been specifically pre-approved by the HR Certification Institute.
The Food Handler Class may also be known by one of the following names:
- Basic Food Handlers Course
- Basic Food Safety Training
- Cottage Food Training
- Food Employee Class
- Food Employee Course
- Food Employee Training
- Food Employee Training Class
- Food Employee Training Course
- Food Handler Card
- Food Handler Card Class
- Food Handler Card Course
- Food Handler Card Training
- Food Handler Card Training Class
- Food Handler Card Training Course
- Food Handler Certificate
- Food Handler Certificate Class
- Food Handler Certificate Course
- Food Handler Certificate Training
- Food Handler Certificate Training Class
- Food Handler Certificate Training Course
- Food Handler Course
- Food Handler Essentials Course
- Food Handler Exam
- Food Handler License Class
- Food Handler Permit Class
- Food Handler Safety Training
- Food Handler Test
- Food Handler Training
- Food Handler Training Class
- Food Handler Training Course
- Food Handlers Permit Class
- Food Handling Course
- Food Health Course
- Food Hygiene Course
- Food Law Course
- Food Operation Safety Course
- Food Protection Course
- Food Safety Class
- Food Safety Course
- Food Safety Training
- Food Safety and Hygiene Class
- Food Safety and Hygiene Course
- Food Safety and Hygiene Training
- Food Safety and Quality Course
- Food Sanitation Training Course
- Food Service Class
- Food Worker Card
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Food Safety Training
- Health and Hygiene Training
- Kitchen Safety Class
- Retail Food Handler Course
Time requirement
The Food Handler Class is offered with a minimum time requirement of one (1) hour. A timer is provided to help you keep track of time spent within the course. You may start and stop the Food Handler Class as often as you'd like and your progress will be saved each time. The entire Food Handler Class can be completed online and does not require you to call a staff member or visit an office to complete the program.
Course topics
The Food Handler Class is presented in seventeen (17) separate sections which address the following topics:
- Introduction to Food Safety
- Purchasing Food
- Receiving Foods
- Storing Food and Supplies
- Food Preparation
- Thermometers
- Health Hazards
- Personal Hygiene
- Foodborne Illness
- Biological Food Contamination
- Microorganisms
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Food Establishment Design
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System (HACCP)
- Pest Control
- Food Code
- Resources and References
Certificate of completion
At course completion a certificate of completion and wallet card will be instantly available for download and sent to you by email. If you provide your employer's information, the certificate and wallet card will also be emailed to your employer immediately upon course completion.
We guarantee that the certificate of completion will be accepted. If, for any reason, the certificate is not accepted, we will provide a full refund.