Florida Food Handler Certification

Yes, Florida requires all food service employees to complete food safety training within 60 days of starting work in a food service operation. The training must include specific food safety topics as defined by the state. Florida Food Handler Certification (formerly known as the Chez Pierre Florida Food Handlers Card course) satisfies the training requirement.

According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR), any food service employee who stores, prepares, displays or serves food to the public must take food safety training. A food handlers card or food handlers certificate satisfies training and documentation requirements under the Florida DBPR.

Any food service employee working in a licensed public food service establishment must complete food safety training within 60 days of starting work. Workers must retake the course every three years before their certificate expires.

The Florida Department of Health sets food safety training standards in Section 509.049 of the Florida Statutes. This food handlers course meets the requirements of Rule 61C-4.023 of the Florida Administrative Code.

No. Food service training provides a food handlers card and qualifies employees to perform basic food service duties. Certified food managers must be trained in additional topics not covered in the Florida Food Handler Certification course.

If you need to become a certified food manager, learn more about Florida food manager training and the certification exam. StateFoodSafety is an accredited provider of the Food Protection Manager Certification Exam and offers an 8-hour training program to help you prepare for the exam.

Your Florida food handlers card is valid for three years. You will need to repeat your food safety training every three years to renew your certification.

Yes. The Florida Food Handler Certification training program is available in multiple languages. After purchasing the course, you can choose to train in English, Spanish, Simplified Mandarin, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Tagalog or Serbo-Croatian.

Yes. As part of our commitment to providing top-tier and federally compliant educational services to food industry professionals, we are proud to announce that our Food Handler training programs have been updated to adhere to food safety guidelines outlined in the 2022 Food Code, the latest version provisioned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

In accordance with the FDA’s current Food Code statutes and ordinances, we help ensure that every food service provider, manager and business owner participating in our food handler courses is fully equipped to uphold the highest level of customer care and safety standards.