Louisiana State Food Safety Requirement Summary

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Jurisdiction	Louisiana

Servsafe approval	ServSafe is an approved program in the state (Print, CD-ROM, On-line with a registered instructor/proctor)

Certification Fee	$25 and $12.50 for replacement

Instructor Requirements	Instructor has to be approved through the state of Louisana and have obtained the state of Louisana sealed certificate. Applicants must complete the following and obtain approval prior to conductiong food safety training in Louisiana. Please submit with all required documentation to DHH/OPH Center for Environmental Health Services. 1. A Food Safety Certification Program application. 2. A Food Safety Instructor application.

Code requirement	One certified manager is required per establishment, certification program requires the passing of a CFP exam.

Hours of Instruction	Minimum of 8 hours ( 6 hours of training and 2 hours of testing)

Certification Renewal	Every 5 years.

Miscellaneous	When taking course online an instructor has to be approved by the state of Louisiana and received sealed certificate. Current Exemptions: Nursing Homes, Schools (Public, Private and Parochial), Elderly Nutrition MEal sites which do not prepare meals. Daycare centers receive a mandatory 1 hour of food safety training per year through DHH/OPH Maternal and Child Health.

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