Certified Food Protection Manager Certification Information
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One of the major changes coming with Colorado’s adoption of the 2013 FDA Food Code is the requirement that retail food establishments employ at least one Certified Food Protection Manager. This change is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2019. This certification can only be obtained by taking an ANSI-CFP accredited exam administered by a Certified Proctor or Testing Center. A Certified Proctor is a person that has been certified by the testing center to administer the exam. Listed below are exam options for satisfying the requirement. There is associated training available for each exam. It is not mandatory to purchase training materials if you are confident in your food safety knowledge and want to proceed directly to taking a Certified Food Protection Manager exam.
Download the Certified Food Protection Manager information in Spanish.
| Firm | Certification Title* | Training Types Available | Languages offered for Training | Testing Center Information | Languages offered for Exam | Exam Delivery Options | Certified Proctor Information |
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| National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) (800) 446-0257 |
Certified Professional Food Manager | Instructor Led in person locally, Self-Study, Online | Instructor-Led: English, Self-Study: English, Spanish |
Larimer County Extension offers proctoring services in person in Fort Collins & Loveland |
English, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean |
NEHA Proctor,
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Analecia Vasquez, CSU Extension Larimer County (970) 498-6008 or vasquean@co.larimer.co.us -OR- NRSFP |
| National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (800) 446 - 0257 |
Certified Food Safety Manager (ICFSM) (scroll half way down) |
Self Study Only No in person Training currently available | Online Training offered in English and Spanish | English, Spanish, Chinese (Traditional/Modern), Korean | Exams conducted at Pearson Vue Testing Centers | See Testing Center Information | |
| Learn2Serve® (360 Training (877) 881 - 2235 |
Food Protection Manager | Online only | English | English | online only through 360 Training | See Testing Center Information | |
| Food Marketing Institute (Training geared toward Grocers and Convenience Stores) (877) 725 - 3708. | SafeMark® Food Protection Manager | Self- Study, Online, Instructor Led | All training types offered in English and Spanish |
Prometric Testing Center Information
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English, Spanish | Available at Prometric testing Centers | www.prometric.com |
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National Restaurant Association (800) 765 - 2122 |
ServSafe® Food Protection Manager | Instructor- Led, Self- Study, Online | Instructor-Led: English, Spanish, Canadian French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese Self-Study: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean Online: English, Spanish |
ServeSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification Information |
English, Spanish, Canadian French, Korean, Japanese, Chinese | Available through Colorado Restaurant Association | Available through Colorado Restaurant Association |
| Always Food Safe ( 844) 312-2011 | Food Protection Manager Certification | Online | English, Spanish- subtitled | Always Food Safe | English, Spanish | Online - Remote Proctoring | See Testing Center |
*Renewal frequency for each certification is 5 years. All certifications noted are ANSI-CFP certified and satisfy the 2013 FDA Food Code Certified Food Protection Manager requirement.
