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Getting Your Texas Food Handlers Card is Fast and Simple

Thousands in Texas have already earned their food handler card with FoodSafePal — it’s fast, easy, and fully approved.

How to Earn or Renew Your Texas Food Handlers Card

1. Enroll

2. Complete the Course

Watch short videos, pass the test, and you’re done — all in 90 minutes. Most people pass on their first try, but if not, you’ll get a free retake.

3. Get your Card & Certificate

Instantly download, print, or email your official Texas food handlers card and certificate. You can also upgrade to have a professionally printed copy mailed to you.

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Common Questions About Getting Your Texas Food Handlers Card

To earn your Texas Food Handlers Card, simply watch the videos, and pass the test. You can learn and test in just 90 minutes.

The Texas Department of State Health Services requires that you earn a food handlers card if you work at a food establishment that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food within 30 days of employment.

This includes:

restaurants
retail food stores
catering operations
markets
food banks
institutions

Your FoodSafePal Food Handlers Card will be valid throughout Texas, no matter your county or city.

Your Texas Food Handlers Card will be valid for two years from the date you earn it.

Your Texas Food Handlers Card will be issued digitally as soon as you pass the exam. You can download, print, or email it anytime by logging into your account. If you’d like a professionally printed copy mailed to you, you can order one directly from your account.

To operate a cottage food business in Texas, you must complete a basic food safety education or an ANAB-accredited food handler training program, such as this training.

For more information on the requirements for cottage food businesses, visit our guide on Texas cottage food laws.

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