Ohio Online Food Safety Training and Certification

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Ohio Food Safety State Requirements

Level One Training:

The new level of training, Level One Certification in Food Protection, is a mandated training for the person in charge per shift of a risk level I, II, III, and IV food service operation or retail food establishment in the following instances:

• When a new food service operation or a new retail food establishment is licensed after March 1, 2010 unless the individual has successfully completed an equivalent or more comprehensive certification in food protection course.
• When a food service operation or retail food establishment has been implicated in a foodborne disease outbreak.
• When the licensor has documented a failure to maintain sanitary conditions as per section 3717.29 of the Revised Code for a retail food establishment or section 3717.49 of the Revised Code for a food service operation.

Level Two Training:

The level two certification in food protection, which has been the certification program since 1973, is a more extensive training for the food manager and meets the requirement for demonstration of knowledge in rule 3717-1-02.4 (B) of the Administrative Code.

If you have completed Level 2 Certification in Food Protection, you do NOT have to complete Level 1 Training.

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