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Safe Food Systems |
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2206 NE 26th Street |
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Ft Laud, FL 33305 |
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Voice 866-564-8993 |
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FAX
954-568-0188 |
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Email Addresses
Bill Gundlach III
President |
Evelyn
Bergin
Corporate Offices |
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LaserGrade Test Site |
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Safe Food Systems administers a full
complement of LaserGrade computer based online tests in a variety of
disciplines in addition to Food Safety. Our testing center is
conveniently located in Fort Lauderdale, and is available daily from 8 -
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You may elect to pay online with a major
credit card, or PayPal. By sending payment via mail or by calling our toll-free number
(866-564-8993) with payment information. We gladly accept personal and corporate
checks, money orders, all major credit cards and check by
phone. |
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Who is required to have this Certification? |
Food service managers in Florida of establishments that are licensed by either:
Department of Business
and Professional Regulation
Division of Hotels and Restaurants
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Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
Division of Food Safety |
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Division of Hotels and Restaurants |
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Florida Statute 509.039
requires certification of all food service managers who are
responsible for the storage preparation, display, or serving of foods to the
public. All managers employed by a food service establishment must
have passed a certified manager’s exam and have a certificate attesting
thereof. The certificate shall be valid for five years. |
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Division of
Food Safety |
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Section 5k-4.021, Florida Administrative Code, requires all food establishments, including mobile vendors, licensed by the
Department must have a certified manager.
EXCEPT:
1. Food establishments or mobile vendors that sell, store, or hold only
pre-packaged, non-potentially hazardous foods that arrive at the food
establishment in a pre-packaged state and that are not opened or otherwise
further processed by the food establishment and;
2. Food establishments that only process seafood and that are in full
compliance with the mandatory HACCP provisions in rule 5k-4.002(1)(a), FAC.
Section 500.12(6) of the Florida Statutes requires the Department to adopt
rules for the training and certification of managers of food establishments.
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How Do I Get Certified? |
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In
order to meet the requirements and receive the Food Safety Manager
Certification, you must successfully complete a state recognized Food Safety
Manager Certification Examination. This is a two-hour examination
consisting of 80 objective test questions that cover a range of food safety
subjects. “Successful completion” is a score of 75 percent or above.
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Major areas of questioning include: |
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Ensuring food protection
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Purchasing and receiving food
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Storing food and supplies
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Preparing food
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Pest control
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Cleaning and sanitizing
equipment, utensils and food contact surfaces
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Selecting, monitoring and
maintaining a water source
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Performing general maintenance
and housekeeping duties
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Monitoring personal hygiene of
personnel
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Assuring personnel are
appropriately trained
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Monitoring personnel behaviors
related to food safety
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Certification Courses
and Examinations |
Any
certification received through
will satisfy the
requirements of the Florida Statutes as they pertain to food safety. |
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Choose Your
Certificate |
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Safe Food
Systems offers all of the leading food safety certificate
programs in a variety of languages. You can choose to
be certified by the National Registry of Food Safety
Professionals, ServSafe or Prometric. All three
programs meet State
of Florida Statute
requirements. |
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Full Day Seminar
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Your Examination |
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Includes instruction, materials
and
handouts, review, examination and
National Registry
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Prometric
certificate with
identification card. |
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$105.00
Prepaid minimum one week prior to class
date |
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$135.00
If paid on the day of class
($25.00 Deposit Required In Advance) |
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Includes instruction, materials
and
handouts, review, examination and
SafeServ
certificate with
identification card. |
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$135.00
Prepaid minimum one week prior to class
date |
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$150.00
If paid on the day of class
($25.00 Deposit Required In Advance) |
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1/2 Hour Review and
Examination |
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Includes materials and handouts,
review, examination and NRFSP certificate with identification
card. |
$70.00
If paid within one week of class date |
$80.00
If paid on the day of class |
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Examination
Only |
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Includes examination and
NRFSP certificate
with identification card. |
$50.00
MUST be prepaid minimum one week prior to class date |
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Examination
Re-takes |
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Includes
attendance of course again at
no-charge (including instruction, materials and
handouts, review, examination and certificate with
identification card). Exam fee only will apply. |
$50.00 (exam
fee)
MUST be prepaid min 1 week prior to class date |
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Manager Certificate Reprints
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Corporate Rates |
$90.00
Prepaid minimum one week prior to class
date |
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Includes instruction,
materials and handouts, review, examination and NRFSP
certificate with identification card. |
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- applies to groups of five or more ONLY
- must be prepaid (unless arrangements
have been made through Evelyn) |
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Foreign
Language Exams
(Other than Spanish)
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MUST be ordered and prepaid
a minimum of one month prior to scheduled examination date.
Exams are available in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese,
French Canadian, Arabic and German.
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Cancellation /
No-Show
Rescheduling Policy |
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You may
reschedule your appointment one time at no
charge provided we are notified PRIOR to your
class date. After that there will be a $25.00
rescheduling fee. We also reserve the right to
impose a $25.00 “no-show” and/or cancellation fee. |
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