Food Safety Requirements

Massachusetts

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

Current State Status: State requires food establishments to have a least one person-in-charge (PIC) who is a Certified Food Protection Manager.
State Contact: Priscilla J. Neves, Director
Food Protection Program
305 South Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Telephone: (617) 983-6700

State Web Address:

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=Home&L1=Provider&L2=Guidance+for+Businesses&L3=Food+Safety&L4=Retail+Food&sid=Eeohhs2&b=terminalcontent&f=dph_environmental_foodsafety_p_training_resources&csid=Eeohhs2
Requirements:
  • Food Safety Training Required For Managers: No
  • Food Safety Training Required Food Handlers: No
  • SafeMark Classroom Training Approved: Yes
  • Minimum Number of Training Hours Required: 0
  • SafeMark Online Training Approved: No
    Online SSM may be used for exam preparation
  • Training Frequency Required: N/A
  • SafeMark National Registry Exam Approved: Yes
  • Certification Exam Required: N/A
  • Certification Exam Frequency:
    N/A
  • Re-certification Exam Required: Not Applicable

Current Regulations URL:

http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/environmental/foodsafety/food_protection_management.pdf

Local Requirements:

Related Files:
National Registry of Food Safety Professionals/ SafeMark Exam Approval: Yes
SafeMark Training Recognized:
Summary of Code Requirements: State requires retail food establishments to have a person in charge that has passed a Certified Food Protection Manager exam.
Date:

10/01/2009

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