Georgia – Food Manager Certification

The original Certified Food Safety Manager certificate is required to be posted in public view in every food service facility. An extra copy should be kept on file at the food service establishment at all times and should be available for inspection by the health department.

No, the Certified Food Safety Manager does not need to be present during every hour of operation. Although, the Food Safety Manager must designate a different employee to be the person in charge when they are not present.

An establishment must employ a CFSM within 60 calendar days of initial permit issuance, change of ownership permit issuance, or termination of employment of its CFSM.

The CSFM should:

• Be the individual in charge when they are present in the foodservice facility and should designate another employee to be in charge when they are not present.
• Manage and teach food service employees in the procedures of sanitary food handling and correct maintenance of the establishment.
• Provide a training program for their employees to encourage employee competence in their responsibility for food safety.
• Communicate with representatives of the health department about the efficiency of employee training courses; and
• Evaluate the training needs of the food service employees and ask for more formal training if needed.

• Online Food Manager Training: A self-paced training that is online and incorporates different learning experiences such as graphics, audio, and cooperative learning exercises. This is a very effective learning program.
• Online Study Guide: A study guide (20+ pages) that covers the major FDA food theories. This study guide also encompasses the Top 10 Tips to Passing the Food Manager Exam and two practice tests. All of these are done online.
• Food Manager Exam: The test is conducted online via the Always Food Safe Company which is ANSI accredited and recognized by state and county health departments