Food Handlers & Managers
- Food Handler Training Food Handler Training
- Food Manager Certification Training Food Manager Certification Training
- Compliance Manager Compliance Manager
Food Handler Training
Food employees working in San Bernardino County are required to obtain a food handler card from San Bernardino County, Environmental Health Services only. Food handler cards from other counties, programs or companies are not an acceptable substitute. Please call or text 1 (800) 442‐2283 for more information about our food handler training.
The training and test is available online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and costs $22. Only credit, debit and prepaid debit cards are accepted. The training and test is available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese and American Sign Language (ASL).
Food Manager Certification Training
Currently, County of San Bernardino, Environmental Health Services does not offer a Food Manager Certification Training and test.
The following information pertains to Cal Code, California Health and Safety Code, Division 104, Part 7. California Retail Food Code, Chapter 1. General Provisions, Section 113947.1 (a).
Food facilities that prepare, handle or serve nonprepackaged potentially hazardous food, except temporary food facilities, shall have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an approved and accredited food safety certification examination as specified in Sections 113947.2 and 113947.3. There shall be at least one food safety certified owner or employee at each food facility. No certified person at a food facility may serve at any other food facility as the person required to be certified pursuant to this subdivision. The certified owner or employee need not be present at the food facility during all hours of operation.
Compliance Manager
In an effort to go 100% paperless, Environmental Health Services (EHS) has teamed up with StateFood Safety and created the Compliance Manager tool. The Compliance Manager is an online tool that allows you to electronically store and manage and your food establishment’s food handler cards. This tool gives food facility managers the ability to load their staffs’ cards in batches, see theirs staffs’ status in real-time and view they cards anywhere via smartphone, tablet or PC. Food handlers even have the option to add their place(s) of employment and be linked their food facility when they start the course. This tool is free of charge and designed to help you manage your food handler card certifications.
- Food Safety for Sporting Events Training Food Safety for Sporting Events Training
- Organized Camp Food Safety TrainingOrganized Camp Food Safety Training
- Food Safety HELP for Persons in Charge TrainingFood Safety HELP for Persons in Charge Training
Food Safety for Sporting Events Training
Volunteers that handle food and/or food contact surfaces at snack bars are encouraged to take the “Youth Sporting Event Food Safety Training” course. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate of completion and will have the opportunity to obtain and print a variety of food safety posters.
This module will not provide you with a Food Handler Card. Please refer to the Food Handler Training and Test to obtain an official Food Handler Card.
Organized Camp Food Safety Training
Volunteers and/or staff that handle food and/or food contact surfaces at organized camps for 2 weeks or less are encouraged to take the “Organized Camp Food Safety Training” course. This course is intended to train the public on how to keep food safe and prevent the spread of foodborne illness while using our Organized Campgrounds. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate of completion and will have the opportunity to obtain and print a variety of food safety posters.
This module will not provide you with a Food Handler Card. Please refer to the Food Handler Training and Test to obtain an official Food Handler Card.
Food Safety HELP for Persons in Charge Training
Persons in charge of a Food Facility are encouraged to take the “Food Safety HELP for Persons in Charge” course. This training will teach persons in charge how to utilize Active Managerial Control, or how to proactively incorporate food safety practices, in their establishments to prevent the spread of foodborne illness. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate of completion and will have the opportunity to obtain and print a variety of food safety posters.
This module will not provide you with a Food Handler Card. Please refer to the Food Handler Training and Test to obtain an official Food Handler Card.