FOOD HANDLER and FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER CERTIFICATION
Food Handler/Food Manager Certification
A Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) inspects food establishments to determine if there is a violation of Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code.
Part of Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code is a requirement that the Person In Charge (PIC) in Risk 3 Establishments be trained in an approved Food Manager Protection class. Approved Food Manager Protection certificates require proctored exams and are valid for five years.
In addition, many individual towns have enacted more restrictive requirements for both Food Handler and Food Manager Protection Training.
Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission will host classes on the following days:
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English Food Handler Class, Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
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Spanish Food Handler Class, Monday, May 22, 2023, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
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English Food Handler Class, Monday, August 28, 2023, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Please click HERE for more information on these classes.
Ready to register for one of our classes? Click HERE for the registration form.
New Jersey Accredited Food Protection Manager Organizations:
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Environmental Health Testing (National Registry of Food Safety Professionals)
Below please find a summary document of Food Protection Certificates required by individual towns served by Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission.
Looking for additional information on ServSafe Food Handler or Certified Food Protection Manager classes?
Emerson
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler
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Risk 3- Food Manager
Hillsdale
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler (valid 2 years)
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Risk 3- Food Manager
HoHokus
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler
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Risk 3- Food Manager
Midland Park
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler (valid 2 years)
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Risk 3- Food Manager
Montvale
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Manager
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Risk 3- Food Manager and 1 Handler
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Risk 4- Food Manager and All Handlers
(MV Handler valid 3 years)
River Vale
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 3- Food Manager
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Risk 4- Food Manager
Saddle River
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 3- Food Manager
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Waldwick
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler (valid 2 years)
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Risk 3- Food Manager
Washington Township
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 3- Food Manager
Westwood
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Risk 1- Food Handler (recommended)
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Risk 2- Food Manager
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Risk 3- Food Manager and Handler
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Risk 4- Food Manager and All Handlers
(WW Handler valid 2 years)
Additional information: Food Protection Manager Requirements.
Food Establishments guidelines for Risk Levels are found below, if you have any questions please feel free to contact our department for more information.
Risk Levels
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Risk level 1 – Serves or sells prepackaged, non-potentially hazardous foods and heats only commercially processed foods for hot handling. Ex. Convenience stores, hot dog carts, and coffee shops.
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Risk level 2 – Food establishments with a limited menu, prepares, cooks and serves most products immediately, limited complex preparation of potentially hazardous foods. Ex. Retail food stores, schools, and quick service operations.
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Risk Level 3 – Food establishments with an extensive menu that requires handling of raw ingredients and is involved in the complex preparation of menu items that include cooking, cooling, and reheating of at least three or more potentially hazardous foods. Ex. Full-service restaurants, diners, commissaries and catering operations; Or an establishment that prepares and serves potentially hazardous foods to a highly susceptible population Ex. Hospitals, nursing homes, and preschools.
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Risk Level 4 – a retail food establishment that conducts specialized processes such as smoking, curing, canning, bottling or acidification designed to control pathogen proliferation.
20 West Prospect Street,
Waldwick, NJ 07463
Tel: 201-445-7217
Emergency After Hours: 201-885-3572
Fax: 201-445-4001