18 AAC 31.920. Food protection managers

(a) The department will require that the operator of a food establishment have a qualified food protection manager present at all times if there is documented inability to maintain safe and sanitary food handling practices, as demonstrated by

(1) foodborne illness outbreaks associated with the facility;

(2) more than one critical violation of this chapter; or

(3) other factors that the department determines significantly increases the risk to consumers of a foodborne illness.

(b) If under (a) of this section the department requires the operator to provide a qualified food manager, the operator shall

(1) demonstrate to the department's satisfaction that the qualified food protection manager

(A) has a valid certificate or other documentation of successful completion of a food safety examination for food protection managers from one of the following organizations:

(i) the National Restaurant Association;

(ii) Experior Assessments;

(iii) the Dietary Manager's Association;

(iv) Professional Testing, Inc.; or

(B) has knowledge of safe and sanitary food handling practices sufficient to serve the interests of public health and consumer protection; and

(2) retain a copy of a certificate or other documentation required under this subsection on file at the food establishment.

History: Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; am 12/19/99, Register 152

Authority: AS 17.20.005

AS 17.20.180

AS 44.46.020

Editor's note: The organizations specified in 18 AAC 31.920(b) can be contacted as follows:

1. The ServSafe Serving Safe Food Certification Examination

National Restaurant Association

250 South Wacker Drive, Suite 1400

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 765-2122

2. Experior Assessments, Inc.

600 Cleveland Street, Suite 900

Clearwater, FL 33755

(727) 449-8525

3. Dietary Manager's Association

Certified Food Protection Professional Credential

406 Surrey Woods Drive

St. Charles, IL 60174

(630) 587-6336; fax (630) 587-6308

4. Professional Testing, Inc.

National Registry of Food Safety Professionals

1200 E. Hillcrest Street, Suite 300

Orlando, FL 32803-4737

(407) 228-0909; fax (407) 894-8164

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