Ordinance - Certified Food Manager / Training

The following ordinance requires a food establishment to have, on site, a Certified Food Manager:

Sec. 10-12.1 Certified Food Manager's required.

It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of a permanent food establishment or food processing plant, during all hours of operation, to fail to have at least one person on the premises in charge of the operation that has a valid food protection manager's certification. This requirement shall not apply to retail food stores where only pre-packaged foods are sold, food vending machines, temporary food establishment(s) or religious/charitable organizations bake sales. Day Cares are exempt from this requirement.

Furthermore, anyone handling food must abide by the following:

Sec. 10-12.3 Required training.

It shall be unlawful for any employees of a permanent food establishment to begin work without first having completed a minimum of two (2) hours of food sanitation training as approved by the local Heath Director. Two (2) hours of re-training shall be required every two (2) years to ensure employee performance of their duties in accordance with food service sanitation ordinance, rules and regulations.

This link will direct you to an online food handler class:  http://southpadreislandtx.foodhandlerclasses.com