Learn2Serve, Food Safety Manager Certification, Food Service Certification Texas, Food Service Safety Certification, HACCP, food safety manager training

The Food Safety Manager Certification Examination and Prep Course is an education package which includes the Food Safety Manager Training preparation course and the Texas Department of State Health Services approved Food Protection Management Examination. When the student scores a 75% or higher on the exam an electronic certificate will be available for print.

This course covers food safety issues, regulations, and techniques to maintain a food-safe environment. It will help you to better understand how handling food correctly is not only the law, but it improves safety and lowers cost as well.

1: INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SAFETY

• What Is Food Safety

• Critical Control Points

• Regulation and Inspection

2: BIOHAZARDS, FOODBORNE DISEASE, FOOD SPOILAGE

• What Is A Biohazard?

• Viruses and Parasites

• Bacteria

• Food-Borne Disease

• Common Food-Borne Illnesses

• Food Spoilage

3: CONTAMINANTS

• Biological Contamination

• Physical Contamination

• Chemical Contamination

4: PRESERVATION AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL

• Preservation

• Temperature Control

5: EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND HYGIENE

• Common Hazards

• Hand Washing

• Skin, Hair, Mouth, Nose and Throat

• Clothing, Perfume and Jewelry

• Employee Sickness

6: PURCHASING, RECIEVING, AND STORING FOODS

• Purchasing

• Receiving

• Storage

7: CLEANING AND SANITIZING

• How to Clean and Sanitize

• The Difference between Cleaning and Sanitizing

• The Importance of Cleaning and Sanitizing

8: PEST CONTROL

• Pest Control

• Eradication

• Prevention

9: FACILITY DESIGN

• Building Design

• Floors, Walls, and Ceilings

• Equipment

10: THE HACCP SYSTEM

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HACCP Food Safety Course

HACCP proves that what you do or don’t do makes a big difference in serving safe food. The goal of HACCP is to stop, control, and prevent food safety problems. Our goal for you in this module is for you to become a HACCP Superstar!

Every operation serving or selling food needs to have a food safety system in place that is designed specifically to guarantee the food being served is safe to eat. This specific food safety system is called HACCP for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. HACCP is a system comprised of 7 principles that are to be applied to a written food safety program focusing on the food in your operation. This course aims to teach you the importance and use of all 7 principles in order to make you a safer, more effective food service employee.

By the time you finish this course you will be able to:

•Identify the causes of food borne illness

•Identify the key points of HACCP

•Explain the 7 HACCP principles

•Follow prerequisite programs for food safety

•Apply standard operating procedures for food safety and food defense in your operation

•Identify the three classifications of recipes

•Determine critical control points

•Apply critical control limits

•Complete monitoring forms

•Determine effective corrective actions

Topics Covered

The following topics are covered during this course:

■Prerequisite Programs

■Food Defense

■Hazard Analysis

■Determining Critical Control Points

■Critical Limits

■Monitoring

■Corrective Actions

■Verification

■Record Keeping

Learn2Serve' online food safety examination is approved by the Texas Department of State Health Services and offers the official Texas Food Protection Manager Certification required in the State of Texas. You may choose to only take the online examination (known as "challenging" the exam) or take the optional 8-hour prep course that will prepare you for the exam. Learn2Serve offers stand alone versions of the prep course, certification exam as well as a convenient package. Note: that you will have only ONE attempt to pass the exam. If you do not pass you will be required to re-register and try again. Therefore we recommend taking the prep course if this is your first time to take this examination. The online certification exam is available and valid for the State of Texas only.

Food Handler's Safety - Texas

This course is a basic review of food safety practices for food service employees. This course is recommended for all food industry employees, which can assist employees implement safe food handling practices at their food establishment. The Texas Counties and local city authorities listed below recognize and have approved this Learn2serve.com Food Handler's Course. All students must present their completion certificate to their local health authority and must pay the required fees associated with registration at their local authority. The course fees do not cover the any fees associated with your local health department. If you have any regulatory questions please contact Janiece Attal at (512) 441-1097 ext 117.

Approved Cities and Counties

City of Richardson

City of Arlington

City of Brownsville

City of Gainesville

City of DeSoto

City of McAllen

City of Grand Prairie

Tarrant County

Live Oak County

Cherokee County