News Release
Connie Schwartau
Food Science Extension Program Coordinator
Extension Offers Food Safety Certification & Renewal Courses
The University of Minnesota Extension Service is offering two courses to help food service establishment meet the educational requirement for Certified Food Managers.
The initial certification course, called ServSafeâ , will be offered on Thursday, November 6, 2003 in the Commissioner’s Room at the Courthouse, in Gaylord, Minnesota from 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Participants must attend the entire session to be eligible to take the certification exam, which begins at 5:30 p.m. This eight-hour course includes information about safe food preparation, handling, sanitation and prevention of foodborne illnesses. Registration is required by October 23, 2003.
Serve It Up Safely is a four-hour renewal course for certified managers. Certified food managers need four hours of continuing education credits within three years of becoming certified. University of Minnesota Extension educators and University specialists developed this renewal course that meets these criteria. The Serve It Up Safely course will also be held at the Sibley County Courthouse in Gaylord on Wednesday, November5 from 9 AM to 1 PM.
The cost for the ServSafeâ course is $120. The renewal course fee is $50. Prepregistration is required. For a registration brochure or for more information call 507-537-6702. You can also get more information on the Food Safety web site at www.extension.umn.edu/foodsafety.