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If you are looking for an affordable, fun and easy online food handler manager certification course, you are in the right spot. Get your Iowa Food Handler Card by clicking the button below.
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J Lee
“I found the food handler's test to be very easy to understand, which made the entire experience stress-free. The combination of video and audio was especially helpful, as it made the material more engaging and accessible. I really appreciated how clearly everything was explained, and the format made it easy to follow along and retain the information. Overall, it was a smooth and user-friendly learning process.”
Emily Helgeson
“My daughter was able to Obtain her food handlers permit same day after completing and passing the course, which took about 40 minutes from start to finish. a copy of her food handlers was emailed about five minutes after completion, She was then able to hand it into her employer immediately.”
Cecelia Garmon
“This was a very thorough training. I learned a lot more about cleaning and sanitizing than I have in other trainings. I also enjoyed the questions at the end of each module. It helped to reinforce the material that was in the modules. I would recommend this training to everyone that needs a food handlers certification.”
Joyce Wambui Muiruri
“Very thorough training and I learnt alot from it. I am now very well equipped. The price is very reasonable too.”
Lorraine Santiago
“The overall experience was amazing this course is very well together and detailed about all aspects of how to handle a kitchen and keeping customer and ourselves safe!”
IOWA FOOD MANAGER REQUIREMENTS
State Regulations Iowa requires at least one supervisory employee to become a Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM). |
Certification Exam Mandatory |
Approved Certification Exams Always Food Safe ServSafe |
Food Safety Training Requirement No |
Certificate Renewal 5 years |
Additional Requirements All food service workers employed for organizations licensed by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants must take and pass a food safety training course to acquire a food worker certificate from an accredited program. |

FAQs
When four or more employees are operating in a licensed food facility, a minimum of one certified food protection manager must be there. If there are three or fewer employees, the certified food manager does not need to be present during that time of operation.
The law states that you have 30 days to make sure a food establishment has a certified food protection manager employed when a business is just started, there is a change in ownership, or the previous certified food protection manager quits.
The following food establishments are not required to employ a certified food protection manager:
1) Food establishments that sell only prepackaged food.
2) Temporary or farmers market food establishments.
3)Food establishments at which food is not prepared, where customers may purchase beverages and where the service of food is limited to the service of ice, beverages, prepackaged snack foods, popcorn or peanuts, and to the reheating of commercially prepared foods for immediate service that does not require assemblies, such as frozen pizza or prepackaged sandwiches.
4) Food establishments at which food is not prepared, where customers may purchase only commercially prepared non-time/temperature control for safety foods that are dispensed either unpackaged or packaged and that are intended for off-premises consumption.
- 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 ANAB-accredited and recognized by state and county health departments
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