{"id":311,"date":"2018-07-16T00:29:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T00:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:37:03","slug":"food-manager-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/food-manager-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"311\" class=\"elementor elementor-311\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4033a313 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4033a313\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bigstock-Food-Safety-Concept-21644030.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Roles of the health department include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Review construction and alteration plans<\/li><li>Issue permits<\/li><li>Inspect facilities for sanitary operation in accordance with regulation<\/li><li>Take enforcement actions when necessary<\/li><li>Investigate food-borne illness outbreaks<\/li><li>Quarantine of adulterated products<\/li><li>Provide training to food industry personnel (at least once every three years)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Pages\/default.aspx\">https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.legislature.ky.gov\/law\/kar\/titles\/902\/045\/110\/\">Title 902 Chapter 45 Regulation 110 \u2022 Kentucky Administrative Regulations \u2022 Legislative Research Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/handwashing\/fact-sheets.html\"><strong>https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/handwashing\/fact-sheets.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/esd.maricopa.gov\/4934\/Spanish-Food-SafetyOperator-Resources\"><strong>https:\/\/esd.maricopa.gov\/4934\/Spanish-Food-SafetyOperator-Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esd.maricopa.gov\/4942\/Chinese-Food-SafetyOperator-Resources\">https:\/\/esd.maricopa.gov\/4942\/Chinese-Food-SafetyOperator-Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Under Chapter 2-102.11 of the 2013 FDA Food Code, every food handler\/manager must be trained in food safety.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> Click on the link to read more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/87140\/download\">download (fda.gov)<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The course must be taken within ninety days after the employment starts. Training is conveniently offered online only.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 It is important to use Google or Google Chrome as the internet browser.\u00a0 <\/span>Please select the link to complete the required training:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ky-muhchd.statecert.com\/register\">https:\/\/ky-muhchd.statecert.com\/register<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>ServSafe Certification is also offered for FREE through Muhlenberg County Adult Education. Call 270-338-2257 or email <a title=\"mailto:KristalP.Stanley@kctcs.edu\" href=\"mailto:KristalP.Stanley@kctcs.edu\" data-linkindex=\"1\">KristalP.Stanley@kctcs.edu<\/a><\/p><p>Failure to abide by the 2013 FDA Food Code requirement will result in legal action in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statute 217.992 against the permitted facility. A wavier is available for those employees who can show proof of training whether at their facility or another food safety course, (ex. SafeServe). If you have any questions, contact the environmental office at 754-1208.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/FSDocs\/managementguidance.pdf\">https:\/\/www.chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/FSDocs\/managementguidance.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><div><h2>Emergency Food Preparation Guidelines<\/h2><\/div><div><p><b>Power Outage<br \/><\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/FSDocs\/powerlossguide.pdf\">https:\/\/www.chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/FSDocs\/powerlossguide.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><b>Water Emergency Guidelines for Food Establishments: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Documents\/WaterEmergencyGuidelinesforFoodServiceEstablishments.doc\">https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Documents\/WaterEmergencyGuidelinesforFoodServiceEstablishments.doc<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><b>Foodborne Illness Response Guidelines for Owners, Operators, and Managers of Food Establishments<br \/><\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Documents\/CIFORIndustryGuidelinesoptimized.pdf\">https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Documents\/CIFORIndustryGuidelinesoptimized.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><b>Guidelines for Dispensing Water at Sporting Events<br \/><\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Documents\/GuidelinesforDispensingWateratSportingEvents.doc\">https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Documents\/GuidelinesforDispensingWateratSportingEvents.doc<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muhlenberg County Health Department Food Safety Roles of the health department include: Review construction and alteration plans Issue permits Inspect facilities for sanitary operation in accordance with regulation Take enforcement actions when necessary Investigate food-borne illness outbreaks Quarantine of adulterated products Provide training to food industry personnel (at least once every three years) https:\/\/chfs.ky.gov\/agencies\/dph\/dphps\/fsb\/Pages\/default.aspx Title &#8230; <a title=\"Food Safety\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/food-manager-training\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Food Safety\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-311","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muhlenbergcountyhealthdepartment.com\/2018\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}