NY Food Handlers

Class Room Training

The Food Protection Course trains individuals in food protection practices to ensure the safety of the food served in New York City's food establishments. The NYC Health code requires that supervisors of food service establishments and non-retail food service establishments be certified in food protection. Completion of this course and passing of the final exam satisfies that requirement.

Course Details

Frequency and Duration: 

The course is 15 hours long and is given over five days and each daily session is 3 hours long (9am-12pm).

It will usually start on Monday and end on Friday.

When Monday is a City holiday, classes begin on Tuesday, end on Friday, and each daily session will be three hours and forty-five minutes long.

Participants who complete the Food Protection Course and pass the final examination are issued certificates. Final exams are given on the last day of the class. Students passing the exam will be given their certificate that day.

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Click here for the Food Protection Course Study Guide.

Location of Class:

The Riverside Health Center

160 W 100th St., 2nd Fl.

New York, NY 10025