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Food Handling Certification
Certification Overview
What is Food Handling? Food handling is the safe procedures for each process such as receiving, re-packing, food storage, preparation and cooking, cooling and re-heating, displaying products, handling products when serving customers, packaging, cleaning and sanitizing, pest control, transport and delivery.
Our Food Handler Certification Course provides an opportunity for food handlers to learn about food safety. Students will learn about public health legislation, as well as the role of the public health inspector, along with food borne illness, safe food handling methods and food premises sanitation. Upon successful completion of the course the student will obtain a food safety certificate.
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