Florida SafeStaff Food Handler Course

SafeStaff is a proud partner of Servsafe. SafeStaff Online Food Handler training is DBPR’s contracted provider, approval Number 1752486, for required Food Employee training that meets Florida Statute 509.049 requirements.

Every Florida food employee in a DBPR licensed food service establishment that receives prepares, stores, or serves food, or handles food contact surfaces, must complete employee food handler training related to their specific job duties. Florida Statutes Chapter 509.049

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State Version: Florida

Language: English

Exam Type: No Exam

Certificate: Valid for 3 years

This required food employee training program includes everything you need including instructions, food safety best practices, quizzes and assessments, Foodhandler certificate and wallet card, employee health reporting agreement, and documentation for submitting your training records to have your employees recorded in the DBPR online Foodhandler database. DBPR online Foodhandler database.

Since 1997, the State of Florida has mandated that all food service workers be trained in food safety. The SafeStaff® Foodhandler Training Program is the contracted program of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and contains the following six mandated key food safety principles:

• Ensuring proper personal hygiene
• Preventing cross-contamination
• Controlling time and temperature when handling food
• Proper cleaning and sanitizing
• The causes and effects of major foodborne illnesses
• Ensuring proper vermin control

The Florida Food Handler Course includes everything you need including instructions, food safety best practices, quizzes and assessments, Foodhandler certificate and wallet card, employee health reporting agreement, and documentation for submitting your training records to have your employees recorded in the DBPR online Foodhandler database. DBPR online Foodhandler database. Click here to view the state statute.