Food Employee Education & Training

Those employees at licensed food establishments that cook food, prepare or handle food, or that wash dishes or clean food contact equipment are required to complete the FDHU Food Safety Training within 45 days of hire at permanent food establishments.  The same employees that work at temporary food establishments or seasonal food establishments are required to complete the FDHU Food Safety Training prior to performing any tasks in the food establishment.  Employees that pass the Food Safety Training receive a card that is valid for three years.  Employees shall have their Food Safety Card available for review at all times while working in a food establishment.  The training can be obtained by either attending a live class, by viewing the FDHU Food Safety Training DVD, or by watching the online version.

  2018 Food Safety Training Class Schedule

Employees must call to RSVP for the session that they wish to attend.  If there are not at least five people registered for any session by noon the day before the session, then that session will be cancelled. 

Classes are held in the First District Health Unit Conference Center (801 11th Ave SW, Minot, ND).  Please enter through Door B.  Additional sessions (evenings or weekends) may be made available as needed.

ND State Fair Food Safety Classes

There is a special class for food safety at temporary food establishments/temporary events that is held each year on the Thursday before the opening day of the North Dakota State Fair.  The class is located in the atrium on the second floor of the ND State Fair Center (across from the ticket offices).  Just a reminder, all employees that work at food establishments at the ND State Fair are required to have food safety cards prior to performing any tasks, and must have those cards on their person at all times while in the food establishment.

The 2017 ND State Fair food safety class will be held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 9:00 am.

DVD

For those who cannot attend a live class, a DVD containing the entire food safety seminar is available to purchase for $10.00.  A DVD with the training presented in Mandarin Chinese is also available.

Once an employee has viewed the DVD, they will need to contact the Environmental Health Division to set up an appointment to take the test.  Employees of food establishments outside of Minot may obtain the DVD or make an appointment to take the test at the local First District Health Unit  County Nurse office.

ONLINE VERSION

The food safety training is viewable below.  After watching the nine parts, an appointment must be made to take the test by calling the Minot office, or at the local First District Health Unit County Nurse office.

Part 1: 2016 Version: Intro to Foodborne Illness

Part 2: 2016 Version: Foodborne Illness Symptoms, Exclusions and Restrictions

Part 3: 2016 Version: Handwashing

Part 4: 2016 Version: Bare Hand Contact

Part 5: 2016 Version: Ordering and Storing Food

Part 6: 2016 Version: Improper Practices

Part 7: 2016 Version: Food Preparation Processes

Part 8: 2016 Version: Employee Practices

Part 9: 2016 Version: Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Certified Food Protection Manager

Beginning January 1, 2019, certain food establishments located in the First District Health Unit will be required to have a person in charge at all times that has taken and passed an approved Certified Food Protection Manager course.  This requirement will apply to all establishments that are: 1) classified as risk level 2 or higher, and that 2) have 10 or more food employees.  All establishments that begin operations after the date of adoption of the new food regulations are required to meet this requirement immediately.  All establishments that were in operation prior to the date of adoption of the new food regulations will have until January 1, 2020 to come into full compliance.

The following courses are approved for meeting this requirement:

National Registry of Food Safety Professionals

Learn2Serve

Prometric

ServSafe

StateFoodSafety.com

More information about accredited programs and for the most current list, click this link: ANSI.