San Bernardino County's Environmental Health Services website states that food employees working in the county must obtain a food handler card from which source?
A. Any ANSI-accredited provider nationwide
B. The California Department of Public Health directly
C. Riverside County's shared regional program
D. San Bernardino County, Environmental Health Services, only — cards from other counties, programs, or companies are not an acceptable substitute
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: D. San Bernardino County, Environmental Health Services, only — cards from other counties, programs, or companies are not an acceptable substitute
- A: Incorrect; San Bernardino County explicitly states cards from other providers are not an acceptable substitute for its own program.
- B: Incorrect; CDPH does not directly issue these cards.
- C: Incorrect; San Bernardino and Riverside operate separate, independent local programs.
Source: San Bernardino County Environmental Health Services, Food Handlers & Managers program page; https://ehs.sbcounty.gov/food-handlers-managers/
If a food handler in California changes employers within the food facility industry before their food handler card expires, what happens to the card?
A. It automatically expires and must be renewed with the new employer
B. It must be re-issued by the new employer's local health department
C. It converts to a temporary 30-day card until retested
D. It remains valid for the remainder of its 3-year term regardless of the employer change
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: D. It remains valid for the remainder of its 3-year term regardless of the employer change
- A: Incorrect; the card is tied to the individual, not the employer, and does not expire on a job change.
- B: Incorrect; no re-issuance by a new employer's health department is required or provided for in the statute.
- C: Incorrect; there is no such conversion mechanism in the statute.
Source: California Health and Safety Code §113948(a) — 'valid for three years from the date of issuance, regardless of whether the food handler changes employers'; https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_113948
A California food handler card obtained through the statewide ANSI-accredited program is valid for how long from the date of issuance?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 3 years
D. 5 years
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: C. 3 years
- A: 1 year is too short; the statute sets 3 years.
- B: 2 years is too short; the statute sets 3 years.
- D: 5 years is the validity period for the separate Certified Food Protection Manager certificate under §113947.3, not the food handler card.
Source: California Health and Safety Code §113948(a) — card validity period; https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/health-and-safety-code/hsc-sect-113948/
Under California's Food Handler Card Law (enacted via SB 602 and amended by SB 303), a food handler hired on or after June 1, 2011 must obtain a food handler card within how many days after the date of hire?
A. 15 days
B. 30 days
C. 60 days
D. 90 days
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: B. 30 days
- A: 15 days is not the statutory deadline; the code specifies 30 days after date of hire.
- C: 60 days is not the statutory deadline; the code specifies 30 days after date of hire.
- D: 90 days is not the statutory deadline; the code specifies 30 days after date of hire.
Source: California Health and Safety Code §113948 — food handler card requirements, Division 104 (Environmental Health), Part 7 (California Retail Food Code); https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_113948
Commencing January 1, 2012, California law (as amended by SB 303) requires that a food handler card be obtained only from a training provider accredited by which organization?
A. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
B. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
C. The National Restaurant Association
D. The Conference for Food Protection
Show answer and reasoning
Correct answer: A. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- B: CDPH does not accredit food handler training providers under this statute.
- C: The National Restaurant Association is a private trade group, not the statutory accrediting body named in the law.
- D: The Conference for Food Protection sets standards referenced for the separate food protection manager certification (§113947.3), not the food handler card accreditation requirement.
Source: California Health and Safety Code §113948(g)/(h) — ANSI accreditation and ASTM E2659-09 standard requirement, effective January 1, 2012; https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB303
