Feb 23-24, 2009         May 4-5, 2009         Jun 15-16, 2009         

ServSafe is the premier food safety training and certification program in the country. Successful completion of the seminar and exam leads to a 5 year certification in food safety, recognized by all local health authorities as meeting the requirement for food safety management training. The ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - Conference for Food Protection (CFP).

This is an intensive, 2 day seminar covering a wide range of food safety and sanitation topics, including:

Sanitation
Managers will learn the dangers of foodborne illness, how to prevent it and the keys to food safety. They'll see where contamination starts, the components for good personal hygiene, and how every employee can be a safe foodhandler.

The Flow of Food Through the Operation
Managers will discover how to prevent cross-contamination, and how to utilize time and temperature control effectively. They'll get the inside story on safe receiving, food storage, preparation and serving, and cooling and reheating. They'll also learn how taking active managerial control of critical foodborne illness risk factors makes all the difference for a safe operation.

Sanitary Facilities and Pest Management
Managers will cover all aspects of cleaning and sanitation in a practical, applicable manner. They'll also learn about pest management, and how to keep pests out of the operation.

Finally, your managers will cover the way to keep employee training ongoing, to keep food safety working in every location.

Key features of the seminar include:

• Staying current with the latest updates to the FDA Food Code
• Understand complicated foodborne pathogen information through simplified microbiology charts
• Identify and convey where key local codes may apply with the "How This Relates to Me" tool
• Learn from experience with segment-specific, real world scenarios that bring lessons to life
• Prepare for ANSI-CFP accredited exams

As well as covering the technical and practical aspects of food safety, we have fun! The seminar includes games, prizes and - of course - Zingerman's food to sweeten the deal!

By the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:

1) Sit the official ServSafe examination, which leads to a 5 year nationally recognized food safety certification
2) Be able to identify how contaminants and microorganisms enter the food supply and how to prevent it from happening
3) Have worked with real world examples to put their knowledge into use
4) Have learned practical tools and procedures to ensure the safe handling, production and service of food