Food Handler Certification Home Study Program 

Submitted by Gary MacKenzie, CPHI(C), Public Health Inspector

The Certification Program is a comprehensive study program initiated in 1999 to improve the knowledge of food handlers in a wide range of topics including:

Current Food Safety Issues
Role of the Public Health Inspector
Microbiology Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (H.A.C.C.P.)
Public Health Legislation 
Food borne Illness
Food Allergies
Food Temperature control
Personal Hygiene
Pest Control

The in-class Food Certification Course is conducted in a one day (approximately 6 hour) session. After successfully passing a standardized exam, the participant is recognized as a “Certified Food Handler” under the Ministry of Health Food Handler Training Protocol. The Certification is recognized throughout the province of Ontario.

There is a “COST TO FOOD BORNE ILLNESS”:
Legal cost
Fines or lawsuits
Liability insurance
Time off work
Medical cost
Loss of business and reputation

The better educated you are the less likely you are to incur the COST OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS

OPTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
Comprehensive One Day Seminar
Home Study Program
FEE: $50.00

HOW TO REGISTER
CALL 1-800-267-7918
Please specify your option and the location of your training choice

Staff at the Health Unit have been made aware that taking a full day off work is not always convenient for all members of the food service industry. To accommodate, the Health Unit is launching a Home Study Program. A workbook is provided with comprehensive information and study questions that one can work on at home. Upon completion, a proctored exam must be scheduled with a Public Health Inspector.