Food Safety Manager

To comply with California Law, every retail food facility must ensure that at least one employee is a Certified Food Safety Manager.

The certified person can be the owner, manager, chef, cook or any employee responsible for safe food handling and who may insure that other employees use proper food handling techniques.

The certification is valid for 5 years.

The StateFoodSafety Food Protection Manager is offered in English, Español, & 普通话.

GGRA's offers the following discounted options:

Exam Only: $68

($22 for the exam + $46 for the online proctor)

Training + Exam: $118

($50 for the training + $22 for the exam + $46 for the online proctor)

All training and exams are all done virtually with a remote proctor. There is no in-person exam/proctoring component. Learn more about how online proctoring works at StateFoodSafety here.

In order to participate in the online proctoring, you must:

• Have a webcam and microphone attached to your computer
• Have a private room to take the exam in
• Have a current government-issued ID

For more information, watch the StateFoodSafety online proctoring requirements video or download the StateFoodSafety Exam Procedures PDF.

Note: You’ll be able to schedule the exam after purchase. If you miss your scheduled appointment time, you will be asked to pay the proctor fee again in order to reschedule.

• Windows Vista or higher for PC users
• Mac OS X 10.5 or Higher for Mac users
• Internet download speed of .768Mbps or higher
• Internet upload speed of .384Mbps or higher
• RAM of 1024MB or higher
• Chromebooks, phones, and tablets are currently not compatible with online proctoring

Please use this Equipment Test to see if all needed requirements are met.