Yes. Our course is delivered under DBPR Provider ID: 3348606, an officially approved food safety training program under Florida Statute 509.049. Your certificate is accepted at every DBPR-licensed food service establishment in Florida — restaurants, mobile food vehicles, caterers, food courts, public food service events, and every other DBPR-regulated operation. The program is codified in Chapter 61C-4.023, Florida Administrative Code.

Yes. Our DBPR-approved Florida Food Handler Certificate (Provider ID: 3348606) is accepted in all 67 Florida counties, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Orange (Orlando), Hillsborough (Tampa), Pinellas (St. Petersburg), Duval (Jacksonville), and every other Florida county. Florida’s food handler law is administered at the state level by the Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR), which means a single DBPR-approved certificate is valid statewide — no separate county or city permit is required for food employees.

You can take our course instead. SafeStaff is the DBPR’s contracted third-party training provider (Approval #1752486), but Florida Statute 509.049 explicitly states that food employees are not required to use the state’s contracted provider — any DBPR-approved training program satisfies the law. Our course (Provider ID: 3348606) is a fully approved alternative, delivered 100% online, priced at $15.95 (versus SafeStaff’s $20–$25), and available in both English and Spanish. The certificate carries the same 3-year validity as SafeStaff’s.

Most students complete the entire course in about 90 minutes to 2 hours. The course is self-paced — you can start, stop, and resume as needed, and your progress is saved automatically. After you complete the training and pass the 20-question final exam with a score of 70% or higher, your certificate is immediately available to download, print, and save to your phone. There’s no waiting period, no mailed card, and no proctored testing appointment required.

Yes. The entire course, exam, and certificate are available in both English and Spanish. You can switch languages at any point during the training. This is the same DBPR-approved program (Provider ID: 3348606) — the Spanish version is fully approved and produces a certificate accepted by every DBPR-licensed food service establishment in Florida.

Under Florida Statute 509.049, every food employee at a DBPR-licensed food service establishment must complete an approved food safety training program within 60 days of hire. The certification is valid for three years, after which you must retake the training and pass the exam to remain compliant. Employers are required to maintain training records on-site and produce them during DBPR inspections.

Every DBPR-licensed food service establishment in Florida accepts our DBPR-approved certificate (Provider ID: 3348606). This includes restaurants, quick-service and fast-food operations, hotels and resorts, mobile food vehicles and food trucks, caterers, food courts, sports stadiums, theme parks, entertainment complexes, cruise ships operating in Florida ports, public food service events, and vending machines with refrigerated food. Independent employers and non-DBPR-regulated food workers (retail food, some institutional food service) also widely accept the certificate as proof of nationally recognized food safety training.

Both. Upon passing the exam, you get an immediate PDF certificate you can download, print, and save to your phone. The certificate includes a wallet-sized Florida Food Handler’s Card at the bottom of the page — cut it out, sign it, and carry it with you at work. Every certificate includes a unique verification number that lets employers and DBPR inspectors verify the certificate’s authenticity online. Both formats are accepted at all DBPR-licensed Florida food establishments.

The course costs $15.95 flat — a single one-time fee. That price includes the full training program, unlimited exam retakes, your official DBPR-approved certificate (Provider ID: 3348606), and your wallet-sized Florida Food Handler’s Card. There are no hidden fees, no monthly subscriptions, no separate exam fees, no certificate printing charges, and no verification fees. If you don’t pass the exam, you can retake it as many times as needed at no additional cost.

Once you’ve been assigned the course, the training has been delivered and refunds are no longer available.

No. The entire course runs in your web browser on any modern device — laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone. You’ll need a stable internet connection and a device with audio (headphones or speakers) for the training videos. There’s no download required, no proctored exam, no webcam requirement, and no scheduled testing appointment. You can complete the training and exam at your own pace, day or night, from anywhere in Florida.