SFSP Food Safety

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Food Safety online training.

Child Nutrition Program (CNP) Course Catalog

Course Description

This online training reviews the basic requirements for complying with the California Retail Food Code, what is needed when working with local environmental health departments, and basic food safety steps.

Course Number: 016
Training Length: 30 minutes
Certificate: Yes
Target Audience: Summer Meal Program Operators
Mandatory: No
Cost: Free
Date Recorded: January 2019

Online Course

Begin the SFSP Food Safety course.

Referenced Resources

The following resources are referred to throughout this online course

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2016 SFSP Administration Guide
USDA 2018 SFSP Nutrition Guide (PDF; 18.5MB)
USDA Food Safety Inspection Service Check Your Steps web page
California Department of Education (CDE) Management Bulletin (MB) NSD-SFSP-01-2008: Temperature Controls of Potentially Hazardous Food
CDE MB CNP-03-2018: The Use of Share Tables
CDE MB CNP-02-2018: Guidance on Donation of Leftover Food in Child Nutrition Programs
US Department of Health & Human Services Food Safety website
California Health and Safety Code (Part 7: California Retail Food Code) (PDF; 1MB)
USDA Kitchen Thermometer fact sheet (including “How to Calibrate Your Thermometer”)

Crediting

Crediting: 0.5 hours
Key Area: Operations (2000)
- Training Topic: Food Safety and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (2600)
  - Learning Objective: Food Safety- General (2620)

For more information on crediting, see the USDA web document Professional Standards Learning Objectives

Additional Information

For more information contact your agencies County Environmental Health Department for health and safety guidelines or, see the California Department of Education SFSP Information web page.

Contact Us

If you have technical difficulties or questions regarding the course content, contact the Summer Meals Unit by email at SFSP@cde.ca.gov.

Questions: Summer Meals Unit | SFSP@cde.ca.gov

Last Reviewed: Thursday, June 20, 2024

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