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Approved Food Safety Certification Courses

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The following are the approved agencies for the Food Handler Certification examination listed within Section 113716 A, B, C,and D of the California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law.  ServSafe Food Protection Management Certification Examination National Restaurant Association 175 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: 1-800-765-2122 (toll free)  Professional Testing, Inc. (PTI) The National Registry of Food Safety Professionals 1200 E. Hillcrest Street, Suite 300 Orlando, FL 32803-4737 Phone:1-800-446-0257 (toll free) FAX: 1-407-894-7748  Prometric 1260 Energy Lane St. Paul, MN  55108 Phone: 1-800-624-2736 (toll free)  Dietary Manager's Association (offered to members only) 406 Surrey Woods Drive St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 1-630-587-6336 FAX: 1-630-587-6308   The following Training and Test Providers have been approved by one or more of the above examination agencies. You may contact them directly to find out dates and locations of upcoming training and tests in your area. While this list will be updated on a regular basis, this list will not include every local provider. You may be able to find other providers - make sure they are approved by one of the examination organizations listed above.   A. Providers of Food Safety Training and Examinations AAA Food Handler Training School 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #488 Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone: 1-877-222-3487 (toll free);1-818-503-5951 FAX: 1-818-503-1123 Certification: ServSafe Course; Experior Assessment Language: English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish exams available. Classes taught in English only Video home study material available American Food Safety Institute One Green Street Hulmeville, PA 19047 Phone: 1-800-723-3873 Certification: Experior Assessment; ServSafe Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese A School For The People/La Escuela de la Gente Antonio Barajas CPFM Instructor/Proctor Phone: 1-888-851-3663 (toll free) E-mail: ynotbcool@hotmail.com Certification: Experior Assessment Language: Spanish, English California Food Handlers School 1335 N. LaBrea #2155 LA, CA 90028 Phone: 1-800-510-0525 (toll free); 313-503-0602 (English); 818-550-1555 (Spanish) Fax: 1-818-546-1412 Certification:ServSafe; Experior Assessments Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean Home Study Course available using Experior Assessments California Restaurant Association 3435 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2230 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Phone: 1-800-794-4272 (toll free) Fax: 1-213-384-1623 Certification: ServSafe Languages: English, Spanish Food Handlers of California 573 Monterey Pass Road, Unit B Monterey Park, CA 91754 Phone: 1-888-698-1688(toll free) Fax: 1-626-288-1737 Certification: Experior Assessments Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin Food Safety Specialists Gabrielle (Gigi) Warshwsky ServSafe Training - Envlish Tests available in Spanish/English On-site classes available (707) 451-3147 Bus/FAX FoodSafetySpec@aol.com Golden Gate Restaurant Association 120 Montgomery St., Suite 1280 San Francisco, CA 94104 Phone: 1-415-781-5348 Fax: 1-415-781-3925 Certification: ServSafe Language: English, Spanish Test only available On-line Certification available using Lasergrade Medina Latin Food Handler School Juan E. Medina, Food Safety Consultant Mountain View, CA Phone: 1-650-967-0839 Fax: 1-650-967-0839 Certification: Experior Assessments Languages: Spanish, Italian, and English Northwood International Corporation 2034 Seaman Place San Jose, CA 95133 Phone: 1-408-258-1888 Fax: 1-408-926-3282 Email: bcsheh@aol.com Certification: Experior Assessments; PTI Languages: English, Chinese Premier Food Safety  6055 E. Washington Blvd., Suite 1018 Los Angeles, CA 900040 Phone:1-800-676-3121 (toll free);1-510-429-8090 Fax: 1-323-728-8249 Email : info@premierfoodsafety.com Certification: Professional Testing, Inc.; Experior Assessment Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Korean Safe-At-The-Plate Joyce Wilkins 17766 Azucar Way San Diego, CA 92127 Phone:1-888-804-7233 (toll free) Fax: 1-619-487-7975 Email: jwilkins@san.rr.com Certification: Experior Assessments Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic Home study materials available San Mateo Community College District Community Education Phone: 1-650-574-6149 Fax: 1-650-574-6104 Certification: ServSafe Languages: Open enrollment classes in English or Spanish Western Exterminator Company Phone: 1-800- 698-2440 (toll free) Email: EatSafely@west-ext.com Certification: ServSafe; Experior Assessments; PTI Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Vietnamese CD Class available   B. Group or On-site Classes Only Cathryn Watson & Associates Restaurant Consulting/Food Safety Training/HACCP Planning P.O. Box 2384 Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Phone: 1-310-379-8992 Fax: 1-310-379-2155 E-mail: watsoncath@aol.com Certification: ServSafe Language: English Consulting Nutritional Services, Inc. CNS/FOODSAFE 26500 W. Agoura Rd, Suite 210 Calabasas, CA 91302 Phone: 1-818-880-6774 E-mail: cns@foodsafe.com Certification: ServSafe; Experior Assessment Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese San Mateo Community College District Community Education 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd. San Mateo, CA  94402 Phone: 1-650-574-6149 Fax: 1-650-574-6104 Certification: ServSafe  Languages: Open enrollment classes in English or Spanish Family Health Services Training Center Foodhandler Education and Safety Program (FEAST) Phone: 1-800-294-2192 (toll free);1-619-294-2192 Certification: Experior Assessments Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese Jeffrey Nelken & Associate Phone: 1-818-703-7147 Certification: ServSafe; Experior Assessments E-mail: Jeffnel@earthlink.net Languages: English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese ProACTIVE Food Safety Consultants Phone: 1-626-961-1493 Certification : ServSafe Languages: Thai, English C. Home Study Courses AAA Food Handler Training School 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #488 Hollywood, CA 90028 Phone: 1-877-222-3487 (toll free); 1-818-503-5951 FAX: 1-818-503-1123 Certification: ServSafe; Experior Assessment Language: English, Korean, Chinese, Spanish exams available. Classes taught in English only Video home study material available California Food Handlers School 1335 N. LaBrea #2155 LA, CA 90028 Phone: 1-800-510-0525 (toll free) ; 313-503-0602(English);818-550-1555 (Spanish) Fax: 1-818-546-1412 Certification: ServSafe; Experior Assessments Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean Home Study Course available using Experior Assessments California Food Safety Center 264 S. La Cienega Blvd., #490 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Phone: 1-310-775-9915 Fax : 1-310-201-4333 Certification: Experior Assessment Languages: English, Spanish Home study material available Central California Safety Council Contact: Linda Zunio Phone: 209-472-7233 ext 6 FAX: 209-472-1340 4662 Precissi Lane, #100 Stockton, CA 95207-6227 This course will prepare for one of the national exams. Students are given the number for Experior Testing at the end of the course. Prometric 1260 Energy Lane St. Paul, MN  55108 Phone: 1-800-624-2736 (toll free) Training Achievement Program (TAP) CD-ROM Home Study Course. Utilizes the Sylvan Testing Center at 379 W. Portal Avenue, S.F. to administer the exam Gary Wang & Associates Phone: 1-888-698-1688 (toll free); 1-626-288-6898 Certification: Experior Assessments Languages: Chinese, Spanish, English Home Study Program Laser Grade Computer Testing Specialist Phone: 1-800-211-2754 (toll free) Certification: PTI Languages: English, Spanish Computerized testing available Safe-At-The-Plate Joyce Wilkins 17766 Azucar Way San Diego, CA 92127 Phone:1-888-804-7233 (toll free) Fax: 1-619-487-7975 Email: jwilkins@san.rr.com Certification: Experior Assessment Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic Home study materials available Western Exterminator Company Phone: 1-800- 698-2440 (toll free) Email: EatSafely@west-ext.com Certification: ServSafe; Experior Assessments; PTI Languages: English, Spanish, Mandarin,  Vietnamese CD Class available Please be advises that San Mateo County offers this list of Training and Test Providers as a service to the community and does not endorse or guarantee the services of said providers.