Food Safety Online Training

Food safety affects every person. To comply with government regulations, businesses in the food industry must meet food safety requirements and pass inspections. Workers in the food service industry must learn and abide by these standards. Online courses are available for workers and managers who need food safety training and certification.

National Restaurant Association

• The National Restaurant Association provides training and certification courses in food safety. The ServSafe Food Safety Program is accredited by the American National Standards Institute--Conference for Food Protection. The course covers five areas: basic food safety; personal hygiene; cross-contamination and allergens; time and temperature; and cleaning and sanitation.

  Students have 60 days to complete the 60-to-90-minute course. The 40-question assessment after the course does not have a time limit for completion. Students must get 75 percent of the answers correct to pass the course. Students may retake the assessment as many times as necessary.

  After passing the assessment, students receive the ServSafe Starters Certificate of Completion. The cost of the program and study materials varies by state.

PSCC Food Safety Course

• The Online Food Safety Course offered by Professional Server Certification Corporation costs $24 for a single certification. Restaurants can order the course for all employees for a setup fee of $95 and a per-person fee of $9.95.

  The course is geared toward food handlers and servers. It covers a broad range of aspects relating to food service safety. The course uses interactive flash cards to teach the concepts of each learning module. The self-paced course runs from four to six hours.

  Each lesson is followed by an interactive quiz. Students must pass the quiz before moving on to the next lesson.

PSCC Food Safety for Managers

• Professional Server Certification Corporation offers a food safety training course geared toward restaurant managers. The course is developed to help managers pass the ANSI/CEP exam. The online course features text, video, audio, diagrams and quizzes. The price for the course is $49.99.

  The course is about 20 hours long. Managers who fail to pass the exams can retake them. After passing the exam, the manager can print the certificate from online or request that a certificate be mailed.

AIB International

• AIB International provides access to food safety training courses for restaurants and other companies in the food service industry. Companies can access courses for all employees for one price. The courses are available in Spanish and English. There are 16 different training courses available. All of the courses are included in the subscription price. The price depends on the number of employees and starts at $250.00.

  Once a subscription is purchased, employees have 12 months to access the courses. Course titles include Food Defense on the Front Line; Food Security, Defending Home Plate; Cleaning Practices and Schedules; Foreign Material Control; Allergen Control; Storage Practices, Temperature Control; Pest Control; What You Need To Know About Bacteria.

  Each program contains learning objectives and an FAQ.

Berger Food Safety Consulting

• Berger Food Safety Consulting offers food safety courses for managers using the ServSafe program. The ServSafe Online Managers Food Protection Course is $125. The company also offers the Training Achievement Program Online Managers Food Protection Course for $85. Managers take the courses online, but must take the actual exams in the presence of a registered proctor.

  The two exams are the ServSafe exam and the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) exam. Both exams are accepted by the ANSI. Demos are provided so students can view the course material before buying. The company offers classroom training for students who prefer that method of training.