Food Safety Articles

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at a restaurant, and if so, how to earn one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to be a hostess, and if so, how you can earn one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work in fast food, and if so, how to earn one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to be a cashier, and if so, how you can earn one.

This article explains whether food handler cards transfer states, and, if so, among which states.

This article explains whether you or your employer has to pay for your food handler card as well as how to earn your food handlers card.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at Chipotle, and if so, how you can get one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at Dunkin’, and if so, how you can get one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at Taco Bell, and if so, how you can get one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at Dutch Bros Coffee, and if so, how you can get one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at Subway, and if so, how you can get one.

This article explains whether you need a food handlers card to work at Starbucks, and if so, how you can get one.

This article explains whether baristas need a food handler card, and if so, how to earn one.

This article explains whether servers need a food handler card, and if so, how to earn one.

This article explains whether bartenders need a food handler card, and if so, how to earn one.

This article explains whether dishwashers need a food handler card, and if so, how to earn one.

This article explains everything you need to know about the role of a food handler, focusing on their part in ensuring food safety.

Learn the purpose of a food handlers card and how earning one offers many benefits — even if your job or health department doesn’t require it.

This article provides detailed steps on how to renew your food handler card — fast and easily.

This article explains everything you need to know about an ANSI food handlers card, including how you can earn one.

This article discusses the best way to prevent poor food safety, and provides other tips to keep food safe at your food establishment.

This article lists the three ways by which you can thaw poultry safely, and provides other food safety tips for handling and cooking poultry.

This article explains who is required to wear a hair restraint while working, and provides other good personal hygiene tips.

This article explains how you should dry a food thermometer, and provides other tips for safe thermometer use and calibration.

This article explains everything you need to know about time-temperature abuse, including what it is and how to prevent it.

This article explains everything you need to know about time and temperature control for safety, and which foods items require these controls.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Washington food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Virginia food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Wyoming food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Vermont food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Rhode Island food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Ohio food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a North Dakota food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Mississippi food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Minnesota food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Michigan food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Kentucky food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Indiana food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Florida food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Colorado food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a South Carolina food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Idaho food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Maine food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Utah food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Delaware food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Wisconsin food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Louisiana food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Oklahoma food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a New Hampshire food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Nevada food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Connecticut food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Nebraska food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Arkansas food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Alaska food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Iowa food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Tennessee food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Massachusetts food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a New Jersey food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Georgia food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article breaks down everything you need to know about FAT TOM for food safety.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Pennsylvania food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains the key difference between sanitizers and detergents, and when and how to use them safely and effectively.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Oregon food handler card, including whether you need, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains when you should wear gloves as a food handler, how to properly don and doff them, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Missouri food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a New York food handler card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Kansas food handler card, including whether it’s required, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Maryland food handler card, including whether it’s required, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about slacking food, including how to do it and how it differs from thawing.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Montana food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about physical food hazards, including what they are and they occur and spread.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Alabama food handler card, including whether you need one, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about chemical food hazards, including what they are and they occur and spread.

This article explains everything you need to know about a North Carolina food handler card, including whether it’s required, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about biological food hazards, including what they are and how they occur and spread.

This article explains everything you need to know about a West Virginia food handler card, including whether it’s required, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about an Arizona food handler card, including whether it’s required, how to earn one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Hawaii food card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a New Mexico food handler card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a Illinois food handler card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

Learn everything you need to know about a Texas food handler card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about a California food handler card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

This article explains where you’re allowed to wash your hands as a food handler.

This article highlights the top 5 undeniable benefits of earning your food handler card.

This article explains how long it takes to get a food handlers card, how long it lasts, and how to earn your food handlers card.

This article explains everything you need to know about food handlers card, including what it is, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about food safety for self-service restaurants, such as buffets and salad bars.

Learn everything you need to know about how to keep food brought in from outside sources safe at your nursing home or long-term care center.

This article lists the top 10 food safety principles you must know to pass your food handler test — the first time.

Here is everything you need to know about a South Dakota food handler card, including whether you need one, how to get one, and more.

This article explains everything you need to know about nursing home food temperature regulations to keep residents safe from foodborne illnesses.

This article lists the top 10 mistakes food handlers make in nursing homes and what you can do to prevent them.

This article explains everything you need to know about food safety guidelines for dry storage.

This article explains everything you need to know about food labeling and dating for food safety.

This article explains what you to do if you lose your food handlers card and the steps you can take to never lose it again.

This article explains the five signs and symptoms you must report to your manager as a food handler to keep food safe.

This article discusses how long a food handlers card last and how to renew your card to stay compliant with your health department.

This article explains everything you need to know about garbage containers — both inside and outside — and food safety.

This article explains everything you need to know about dishwashing temperature guidelines for food safety.

This article explains how to keep food safe during a power outage and how long you can safely keep refrigerated and frozen foods.

This article explains the difference between cleaning and sanitizing and why they are both necessary to keep food safe.

This article explains everything you need to know about food safety in nursing homes to keep your residents safe from foodborne illnesses.

Test your knowledge with this 10-question free food handler practice test (with answers).

This article explains everything you need to know about cross-contact, including how it occurs and what you can do to prevent it.

This article explains how you can keep food safe throughout its flow by preventing cross-contamination.

This article explains everything you need to know about ready-to-eat foods and provides 5 tips to handle them safely.

This article explains the basics of cutting board safety so you can keep those you serve safe.

This article summarizes the changes made to the 2022 FDA Food Code from the 2017 edition to keep you current on best food safety practices.

This article explains everything you need to know about food-safe gloves, including the pros and cons of the various types and how to use them properly.

This article explains everything food handlers need to know about the temperature danger zone and how to keep food safe.

As a food handler, you should know the big 6 foodborne pathogens, the symptoms they cause, the foods commonly associated with them, and how you can keep food safe from them.

This article explains everything food handlers need to know about the FIFO method for food storage and safety.

This article provides an overview of highly susceptible populations and what food handlers need to know to serve them safely.

This article lists the nine major food allergens, how to identify them, and how to keep your customers with food allergies safe by avoiding cross-contact.

This article explains everything food handlers need to know about pest control in food safety, including how to prevent pests and identify signs of an infestation.

This article provides an overview of the three chemical sanitizers approved for foodservice and how to use them correctly and safely.

This article explains how to use a 3-compartment sink, discussing the steps you must take to properly wash, rinse, and sanitize.

This article explains everything you need to know about reheating food safely so that you can keep the customers, patients, or residents you serve safe.

This article explains everything you need to know about holding temperatures for food to keep the customers, residents, and patients you serve safe.

This article is your guide to everything you need to know about safe internal temperatures for meat, poultry, seafood, and other animal-based dishes.

This article explains the three ways you can thaw food safely to keep the customers, patients, or residents you serve safe.

This article explains the steps and actions you need to take to receive food safely.

This article explains the role of personal hygiene in preventing foodborne illnesses and how to ensure good personal hygiene as a food handler.

This article provides an overview of the various types of food hazards with examples so you’re better prepared to keep food safe.

This article explains everything food handlers need to know about wearing gloves to keep food safe.

This article explains everything you need to know about the two-stage cooling method and why it’s important to prevent foodborne illnesses.

This article explains everything you need to know about food thermometers, discussing the various types as well as how and when to calibrate them.

This article explains everything you need to know about leftovers, including when to throw them out, how to label and store them properly, and how to make them last longer.

This article explains everything you need to know about proper fridge storage for food safety.

This article explains what TCS foods are, gives examples of them, and provides a free TCS poster.

This article explains everything you need to know about foodborne illnesses, including the types, causes, and symptoms.

This article provides an overview of the food handler requirements by state.

This article discusses the importance of handwashing and explains when, how, and where to wash your hands to prevent the spread of foodborne pathogens.