Resources

National

ServSafe - https://www.servsafe.com/ *ServSafe is approved in Florida only for ONLINE Foodhandler training.

FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Food Code - https://www.fda.gov/food/retail-food-protection/fda-food-code

CDC (Centers for Disease Control) - https://tinyurl.com/4n6uzhwv

USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) - https://www.usda.gov/topics/health-and-safety

NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) - https://www.nsf.org/nsf-standards/standards-portfolio/food-equipment-standards

National Food Products Association - https://www.npanational.org/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - https://www.foodsafety.gov/

National Restaurant Association - https://restaurant.org/

By State

Florida

Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) - https://frla.org/

*FRLA is the DBPR approved source for the Foodhandler training guide, SafeStaff®

DBPR (Department of Business and Professional Regulation) Division of Hotels and Restaurants - https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/

FDOH (Florida Department of Health) - https://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/food-safety-and-sanitation/index.html

Sites regulated by FDOH, have the additional Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 64E-11 for Food Hygiene.

FDACS (Florida Department of Agriculture) - https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Food/Food-Establishments

Cottage Food - https://www.fdacs.gov/Business-Services/Food/Food-Establishments/Cottage-Foods

AHCA (Agency for Healthcare Administration) - https://ahca.myflorida.com/health-care-policy-and-oversight/bureau-of-health-facility-regulation/laboratory-and-in-home-services/home-health-agencies/state-laws-and-rules

DCF (Department of Children and Families) - https://www.myflfamilies.com/services/child-family/child-care/child-care-laws-and-requirements

*Note: "Five counties have elected to regulate licensing of child- care facilities and homes as provided in §402.306, Florida Statutes. Those counties are Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Sarasota." (In those 5 counties, FDOH has jurisdiction, instead of DCF.)

APD (Agency for Persons with Disabilities) - https://apd.myflorida.com/

Georgia

Georgia Restaurant Association - http://www.garestaurants.org/

South Carolina

South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association - http://www.scrla.org/

North Carolina

North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association - http://www.ncrla.org/

Virginia

Virginia Restaurant, Lodging and Travel Association - https://www.vrlta.org/

West Virginia

West Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association - http://www.wvhta.com/