Food Handler Program
San Diego County Code requires food handlers to possess a valid food handler card issued by:
- One of the County-authorized Food Handler Training
Schools or
- The County of San Diego In-House Exam, administered by a Food Safety Manager (FSM) at the Facility (Only valid for the specific facility, under the FSM certificate.)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure your food handler card course is for a SAN DIEGO COUNTY approved course. Not all California food handler card courses are approved in San Diego County.
IN-HOUSE TRAINING PACKETS WITH TESTS
English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Vietnamese are $2.00. A valid
Food Safety Manager Certification is required to purchase in-person
at San Diego Office: 5500 Overland Ave. Suite 170. San Diego,
CA 92123 or email our Specialist on
Duty for more options (fhdutyeh@sdcounty.ca.gov).
Food handler cards are valid for 3 years.
Renew your card: Complete a 3-hour training course and pass an exam provided by one of the approved Food Handler Training Schools.
Lost card?: If within three 3 years, purchase a replacement
card from the training school or retake a 3-hour training course and
pass the exam again.
CERTIFIED FOOD SAFETY MANAGER
In addition to the County's food handler training requirement there is also a state requirement for a certified food safety manager. State law requires each food facility to have at least one owner/employee that has passed a state-approved food safety certification exam. Each certification is applicable to only one facility. These certificates are valid for 5 years and must be renewed.
Please contact the Food
Safety Manager Certification courses directly.
ServSafe / National Restaurant Association (ANSI ID: 0655)
Phone: (800) 765-4842
Website: http://www.servsafe.com
National
Registry of Food Safety Professionals (ANSI ID: 0656)
Phone:
(619) 885-5522 or (800) 446-0257
Website: http://www.nrfsp.com
360training.com, Inc. (ANSI ID: 0975)
Phone: (888)
360-8764
Website: http://www.learn2serve.com
AboveTraining / StateFoodSafety.com (ANSI ID: 1020)
Phone:
(801) 494-1416
Website: https://www.statefoodsafety.com/
The
Always Food Safety Company, LLC (ANSI ID: 1203)
Phone: (303)
500-1157
Website: https://www.alwaysfoodsafe.com
1 AAA
Food Handler (ANSI ID: 8952)
Phone: (714) 592-4100
Website: http://www.aaafoodhandler.com
Responsible Training / Safety Certifications, LLC (ANSI ID:
1042)
Phone: (512) 996-0909
Website: http://www.responsibletraining.com
Additional Resources
Requirements: San
Diego County Code
Food
Handler Training Schools List (Authorized)
Food
Handler Booklet (English) (Updated 03/19/2021)
Food
Handler Booklet (Español/Spanish) (Updated 03/19/2021)
Food
Handler Booklet (中文/Chinese)
Food
Handler Booklet (Việt/Vietnamese)
(858) 505-6900