Food Manager Training

The City of Columbia is committed to providing public health services that prevent epidemics and the spread of disease, protect against environmental hazards, promote healthy behaviors, prevent injuries and illness, assure the quality and accessibility of health services, monitor the health of the population, provide social services and promote and protect civil rights.

Food Manager Training

What training is required of managers in food service
establishments?

Must have achieved successful completion of an approved manager-training program
(see links below)
A person meeting that qualification must be in the facility at all times
A person with a valid manager training certificate will not need the basic food handler card
An exception from the manager training requirement will be given for certain facilities with minimal food preparation that have been rated as low risk establishments
If you have any questions, please call the Environmental Health Division.

What does the manager training include?

Minimum of six hours of training and successful completion of an approved examination
Only after completing and passing the examination will persons be eligible to meet the food manager-training requirement
Food manager training will be good for five years from the date the certificate of training is issued