Food Safety - ServSafe
Each year in the United States there are an estimated 76 million cases of food borne illnesses that result in and estimated 5,000 deaths. About 95% of all food borne illnesses are caused by the mishandling of food. Many food-handling practices that cause illness are related to poor temperature control or poor sanitation.
The ServSafe program is the industry’s leading food safety training and certification program, because it provides the latest information and tools for you to use every day. And the ServSafe program is recognized by more jurisdictions than any other manager food safety training and certification program. Penn State offers both the initial certification class to gain your credential and the recertification class to update your current credential. Please click on the link below for the program that you need.
-
Initial Certification – Start at the beginning
-
Recertification – Update your current credentials
Contact: Joy Fraunfelter, 215-881-7487
