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ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification

The ServSafe® Food Protection Manager is the highest certification awarded by ServSafe®. The certificate is earned by passing the ServSafe® Manager Exam. The exam focuses on five aspects of food service that can affect the safety of food:

• • Foodborne Microorganisms & Allergens

  • Personal Hygiene

  • Purchasing, Receiving and Storage

  • Preparation, Cooking and Serving

  • Facilities, Cleaning/Sanitizing and Pest Management

Who Needs a ServSafe® Manager Certificate?

The Pennsylvania Food Employee Certification Act, 3 Pa C.S.A. 6501 - 6510, as amended, requires one supervisory employee per food facility to become certified in food safety and sanitation by taking a nationally recognized food manager certification exam and obtaining a National Certificate of Completion (such as National Restaurant Association (ServSafe®) certification).

Be cautious you are taking a Manager Certification course and NOT a Food Handlers Course. A Manager Certification course will end with you taking a proctored exam, even if you take a computer based or home based course.

Types of food service establishments that need to comply with the Act include:

• • All Retail Food Facilities making/selling potentially hazardous foods, with some exceptions.

  • Restaurants (take-out or eat-in), fast foods to gourmet

  • Deli's - make sandwiches, slice meats and cheeses, hot foods

  • Snack bars - prepare hot and cold foods

  • Prepare pierogies

  • Belgium waffles with frozen dessert topping

  • Stadiums, race tracks, parks

  • Food vendors - hot dogs and other hot and cold foods

  • Donut shops that prepare sandwiches, etc.

  • Bars, clubs

  • Recreational facilities

  • Commissaries, caterers

  • Retail Frozen Desserts manufacturers

  • Retail bakeries manufacturing products which require refrigeration: cheesecakes, cream filled pies, cannoli, custard pies, meringue pies, etc.

  • Fairs/carnivals Juice extract stand (lemonade and other fruits)

  • Hot dogs and hamburgers

  • Hand dipped ice cream

  • Pizza prepared on site

  • Fry, grill, cook, roast, steam any foods

  • Prepare sandwiches, subs, salads

  • Prepare fresh fruit cup