Food Safety

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Food Safety Requirements - Supermarkets

Florida

Please check with the state for the most current information on state and local requirements.

Current State Status: State requires person in charge to be a Certified Food Protection Manager for all retail food establishments.
State Contact: Aggie Hale, Environmental Administrator
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Food Safety
3125 Conner Boulevard, Suite D
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1650
(850) 245-5520

State Web Address:

http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/fs/

Requirements:
  • Food Safety Training Required For Managers: Yes
  • Food Safety Training Required Food Handlers: No
  • SafeMark Classroom Training Approved: Yes
    State does not approve courses. SSM may be used for exam preparation.
  • Minimum Number of Training Hours Required: 0.00
  • SafeMark Online Training Approved: Yes
    State does not approve courses. Online SSM may be used for exam preparation.
  • Training Frequency Required: N/A
  • SafeMark National Registry Exam Approved: Yes.
  • Certification Exam Required: Yes.
  • Certification Exam Frequency:
    5
  • Re-certification Exam Required: Yes

Current Regulations URL:

http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/fs/certfoodmgr.pdf

Local Requirements:
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals/ SafeMark Exam Approval: Yes
SafeMark Training Recognized:
Summary of Code Requirements: State requires person in charge to be a Certified Food Protection Manager.

Additional Info:

Grocery stores are under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Restaurants are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

Date:

07/10/2012

SafeMark® Trainings

Date

Training

Location

There are currently no training sessions for Florida