Program Information

Alameda County Health, Environmental Health Department (ACEHD) offers a six-hour instructor-led class and an accredited food safety certification examination that fulfills state requirements to operate food facilities.

Food Safety Manager Certification Registration Form

Upon the department receiving your registration form and payment, you will be mailed the NSF Healthguard textbook and a registration confirmation letter to the mailing address you provided on your registration form.

Registration Form – English (PDF)

Registration Form – Spanish (PDF)

California Health and Safety Code (CALCODE) section 113947.1 requires food facilities (excluding temporary food facilities/food booths) that provide unpackaged, potentially hazardous food to have an owner or employee who has successfully passed an accredited certification examination.

The Alameda County Health, Environmental Health Department (ACEHD) offers a six-hour instructor-led class and an accredited food safety certification examination that fulfills this requirement.  A list of additional accredited companies that offer a class and/or an exam can be found on the ANSI National Accreditation Board website.

ACEHD’s Food Safety Manager class is located at 1131 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA. The six-hour class begins at 8:30 a.m. with a 45-minute lunch break. There are eating establishments nearby, or you may bring lunch. The exam process begins at 3 p.m. and ends at or around 5:30 p.m.

A team of inspectors will review and explain food safety concepts such as approved food sources, cleaning and sanitizing, personal hygiene, cooking temperatures, foodborne illness, approved equipment, and vermin control.  During class, we will reference the textbook, listen to instructional videos, complete group activities, participate in group discussions, and review sample test questions.