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About the FoodSafePal Food Handler Course

FoodSafePal’s Food Handler course was designed and is maintained by Gavin Van De Walle, a registered dietitian who specializes in food safety and sanitation, and an advisory board composed of other registered dietitians and food safety experts.

Format: Online

Compatible Devices: Computer and mobile device

Teaching Methods: Interactive activities, audio, video, text

Available Language: English

Length: About two hours (75 minutes for training + 40 minutes for assessment)

Requisites: To get your food handler card, complete the course and earn a passing score on the assessment.

Approval: This course will hold ANSI food handler training program accreditation (ASTM e2659-18).

Purpose: To arm you with a basic understanding of essential food safety principles.

Scope: This program will teach you or sharpen your knowledge of safe food handling practices.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Identify how food becomes unsafe and leads to foodborne illnesses.
  • Prevent contamination of food and food-contact surfaces through proper hand hygiene and good personal grooming habits.
  • Identify which symptoms or illnesses must be reported to the manager.
  • Keep food safe throughout its flow by using time and temperature controls.
  • Maintain a clean environment and prevent cross-contact.

Your FoodSafePal food handler certificate is valid for three years. However, your state or county may require you to renew every two years.

The course is self-paced but you have 60 days after enrolling to complete it and earn your food handler card.

You will need a 70% to pass the assessment and earn your food handler card. After you pass, you can access your certificate immediately under “Certificates” in your Dashboard.

You will have three tries to pass the assessment. If by the third time you don’t pass, you will need to repurchase the course.

Cancellations are not available after the transaction has been processed; however, you may request a refund within 30 days of purchase if you have not started the course.

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You can see where you’re at in the course by clicking the “menu” button. A checkmark will appear next to the lesson you’re on. You can exit and return to where you left off at any time.

You may refer to the certificate as a “FoodSafePal Food Handler Certificate” or “FoodSafePal Food Handler Card.” You may say you are a “FoodSafePal Food Handler Certificate or Card Recipient.”

You and/or your managers cannot say or imply that you are “certified,” “certificated,” “licensed,” “registered,” or “accredited.” Certificates may not be tampered with, and text or logos may not be added to them, without express written permission from FoodSafePal.

After you successfully complete the course and passing the final assessment, you can immediately download or print your certificate. You can access your certificate by clicking “My Dashboard,” and then clicking “My Certificates.”

If you cannot access your certificate, please contact us at help@foodsafepal.com to receive a status update.

We are open to feedback and want the opportunity to make things right if you have a complaint about us or our courses. Please contact us here to submit a complaint by email or call us directly. If you are unsatisfied with the resolution, please submit your complaint HERE and will provide a resolution to your satisfaction within 30 days.

Enoll by clicking “START NOW” above. Enter your information to create an account and complete the purchase. You will then be redirected to start the course.

If you want to complete the course at a later time, click “Login” in the far right corner. Once you’re logged in, select “My Dashboard” and then “My Course” to access the training.

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