Upcoming ClassesAugust 26, 2019Registration deadline: August 5, 2019Story County Extension Office220 H Avenue, Nevada, IA 50201

September 25, 2019Registration deadline: September 4, 2019Boone County Extension Office1327 SE Marshall Street in Boone, IA 50036

October 14, 2019Registration deadline: September 30, 2019Humboldt County Extension Office727 Sumner Ave. in Humboldt, IA 50548

October 22, 2019Registration deadline: October 1, 2019Wright County Extension Office210 1st Street SW in Clarion, IA 50525

November 11, 2019Registration deadline: October 21, 2019Marshall County Extension Office 2608 South 2nd St. in Marshalltown, IA 50158

December 9, 2019Registration deadline: November 18, 2019Hamilton County Extension Office311 Bank Street in Webster City, IA 50595

Food HandlersTraining Option

If you do not require your employees to be certified, but want them to have further food sanitation and safety education, consider this option:

SafeFood—$35/person This 2-hour program is based on ServSafe® and designed to educate all frontline food handlers about food safety basics. Sessions are individually scheduled by contacting:

Holly VanHeel 515-408-7041 vanheel @iastate.edu Or Webster County Extension

Office at 515-576-2119

A minimum of 10 people is needed to hold a session. Businesses can combine staff to meet the minimum attendance requirements.

To locate other training dates and locations throughout the state, go to: www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety

AgendaClass begins at 8:30 a.m. Exam will start about 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Welcome and Overview of the Day Providing Safe Food Foodborne Illnesses How Food Borne Illnesses Occur Keeping Food Safe Forms of Contamination Responding to an Outbreak Food Allergens The Safe Food Handler The Flow of Food: An Introduction The Flow of Food: Purchasing,

Receiving and Storage Preparation and Service Food Safety Management Systems Safe Facilities and Pest

Management Cleaning and Sanitizing Certification Exam

Training DescriptionCreated by the industry for the industry, the ServSafe® food safety training program is one of the industry’s strongest educational programs. It is administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering special training to help you meet the industry standards and your obligation to consumers. ServSafe® is recognized by more federal, state and local health jurisdictions than any other food safety training program in the United States.

Meets Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) requirements.

All participants must successfully pass the exam in order to be certified by the NRAEF.

A 75% or higher exam score is required for certification.

Certification is valid for five years. A photo ID is required to take the

certification exam.

About the InstructorCERTIFIED SERVSAFE® INSTRUCTOR

Holly VanHeel has been a ServSafe instructor and proctor since 2010. She is a Registered Dietitian and has over 30 years of Foodservice Administration and Management experience in urban, rural, long-term care and children’s health care facilities. She currently serves an eight-county region in central Iowa and provides nutrition, food safety and wellness programs. Holly has a BS degree in Dietetics and a Masters degree in Health Care Administration.

RegistrationClass size is limited, register early!

Register online at:http://bit.ly/ISUServsafe

Registration deadline is three weeks prior to the class date.

CostRegistration fee - $150.00*‡

* $100 for Iowa Restaurant Association members with current membership verified at registration.

‡ Test only options starting at $50

Additional information available at:

www.extension.iastate.edu/registration/events/conferences/foodtrain ing

For more information, contact:Holly VanHeelPhone: 515-408-7041 e-mail: vanheel@iastate.edu