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Get or Renew Your West Virginia Food Handler Card

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Complete your accredited training online, pass the test, and your West Virginia food handler card is on your screen the moment you pass.

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How to Earn Your West Virginia Food Handler Card

1

Enroll

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Check out in a few clicks — quick and secure, and your course opens the moment you pay.

2

Complete the Course

As little as 90 minutes — pause anytime

Watch short videos and pass the test on your schedule. Most people pass on their first try — and if not, your retake is free.

3

Get Your Card & Certificate

Issued the moment you finish

Download, print, or email your official food handler card and certificate instantly — or upgrade to have a professionally printed copy mailed to you.

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Does West Virginia Require a Food Handler Card?

No — West Virginia doesn’t have a state food handler law, but most counties and employers require anyone who handles food or works around food-contact surfaces to get a food handler card, usually within 30 days of starting the job. This video explains who needs one, how to get it online, and how to renew it before it expires — all with FoodSafePal.

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I loved learning and being quizzed on all the different aspects that involve being a food handler. The safety surrounding food, and safe food handling practices is very important, and this course emphasized this fact.

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Common Questions About Getting or Renewing Your West Virginia Food Handler Card

To get or renew your West Virginia food handler card, just complete the training videos and pass the test. The entire process takes about 90 minutes from start to finish. Your card will be issued instantly after you pass.

West Virginia requires a food handler card to work at a food establishment (1).

West Virginia defines a food establishment as an operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption.

Examples of food establishments include:

  • restaurants
  • bars
  • catering operation
  • retail food stores
  • schools
  • food stands
  • mobile food trucks
  • food bank
  • farmers markets
  • healthcare facilities, including nursing home and hospitals

However, while West Virginia requires foodservice workers to earn a food handler card, each county establish its own requirements for food handler training.

Some counties don’t specify when you must obtain your food handler card, but most require it within 30 days of employment.

Your FoodSafePal food handler card will be valid throughout West Virginia.

Your West Virginia food handler 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.

Your West Virginia food handler card is valid for three years from the date you earn it.

West Virginia has no law requiring food handler training before opening a cottage food business. However, this training is highly recommended as it increases customer’s trust, expands selling opportunities, and may lower insurance costs. Learn more about West Virginia’s cottage food law here.

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