Earn Your Colorado Food Handler Card Fast

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you get a food handlers card in Colorado?

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

Does Colorado require a food handlers card?

Colorado has no law that requires a food handler card to work at a food establishment.

However, Colorado strongly recommends food handler training, and many Colorado food establishments still require it (1).

Additionally, Colorado nursing homes and other healthcare facilities rely on food handler training for their dietary staff to ensure safe food handling practices.

This is especially important since healthcare facilities serve populations highly susceptible to foodborne illnesses, such as older adults and people with conditions like cancer, diabetes, and other diseases that weaken the immune system.

Even if your employer doesn’t require it, earning a food handler card is a great way to boost your resume and maybe even your pay.

Colorado’s cottage food law requires the completion of an approved food safety training course to start a cottage food business.

This course meets Colorado’s cottage food safety training requirement.

Will my Colorado Food Handler Card be valid throughout Colorado?

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

How long is a food handlers card good for in Colorado?

Your Colorado Food Handler Card is valid for three years from the date you earn it.