Monroe County, Indiana

Food Manager/Handler Education

I. Certified Food Protection Manager Information

• Certification requirements for food managers are covered under Indiana statute 410 IAC 7-22.
  
  
• Several organizations offer nationally accredited food safety manager certification programs and examinations utilizing the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) (including but not limited to):
  
  • Hoosier Hospitality Consulting
  • Safe Food Handlers Corporation
  • The National Registry of Food Safety Professionals
  • ServSafe
  • 360training.com, Inc.
  • Above Training, Inc.
  • Prometric
  • The Always Food Safe Company
  • AAA Food Safety/AAA Food Handler
    • Now offers certified food protection manager as of August 2022. 

• Listed below are providers for local training options training and one or more of the approved examinations from the aforementioned accredited testing organizations:
  • Ivy Tech Community College
  • ServSafe Food Manager Certification Classes and Test Proctoring
    
    
• Please see the new law that affects Home Based Vendors. Indiana House Bill 1149 was recently passed and took effect July 1, 2022. As a part of this new legislation, all HBVs are now required to take a recognized food safety training and must provide a copy of the certificate to the local health department in the county where the HBVs residence is located. 
  • ANSI National Accreditation Board

• A valid certified Food Manager/Handler Certificate must include the following accreditation: 
  

Please contact one of our Food Environmental Health Specialists for more information: ehsfoods@co.monroe.in.us or by phone: 812-349-2543, option 4. Office hours for staff are normally 8am to 9:30am Monday through Friday for walk-ins. We urge you to make an appointment prior to walking in as staff may be out of the office doing field work.