ServSafe Food Handler

Course Description

The ServSafe Food Handler course is for anyone who needs basic food safety and food handling training, including home-based vendors (HBV), food service workers, volunteers, or others who work with food who only need the basic training. This course is NOT intended for foodservice managers. To obtain your foodservice manager certification, you must take the ServSafe Food Protection Manager course and exam. ServSafe Food Handler satisfies training requirements for HBVs outlined in IC 16-42-5.3. This program focuses on key aspects including basic food safety, personal hygiene, cross-contamination and allergens, time and temperature, and cleaning and sanitation. If you have questions regarding upcoming classes in or near your county, please visit the Meet Our Educators page and contact the ServSafe educator nearest to you.

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Purdue Department of Food Science
745 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Upcoming Food Handler Classes

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Purdue Extension educators host ServSafe Food Handler classes throughout the state of Indiana. Visit the Purdue Education Store website to view a list of upcoming classes and locations. We hope to see you at a program soon!

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Purdue University prohibits discrimination against any member of the University community on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or status as a veteran. If you are in need of accommodations to attend this program, please contact the instructor prior to the program. If you need an interpreter or translator, please contact the instructor prior to the program.