Food Handler Certificate

Food Handler Certification is a mandatory for:

Ice Cream Vendors
Coffee Truck caterers
Hot Dog Vendors
Caterers
Restaurant Workers etc.

Food Handler Certification training provides an opportunity for food handlers to learn about food safety. Food handlers learn about public health legislation, the role of the public health inspector, food borne illness, safe food handling methods and food premises sanitation. The information allows the food handler to successfully complete the examination to obtain a food handler certificate meeting the Ontario Ministry of Health's food handling training protocol and also the City of Toronto's requirement for mandatory certification of food handlers. More importantly, the information assists the food handler in storing, preparing, cooking and serving safe to eat food.

Course Outline

Safe Food Handling
Personal Hygiene
Time & Temperature Controls
Proper Use of a Thermometer
Allergies and Allergens
Proper Food Storage
Cooking & Cooling Foods
House keeping and Sanitation
Growth of Micro-organisms
Ontario Food Premises Regulations
Contaminates and Food borne Illness
Introduction to HACCP