IS ANY TRAINING REQUIRED FOR VOLUNTEER FOOD HANDLERS?
“The following are exempt from the examination requirement for qualified food operators but shall receive training from any qualified food operator: (i) volunteers who serve meals for a nonprofit organization; and (ii) persons who serve meals at registered congregate meal sites funded under Title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, which were prepared under the supervision of a qualified food operator. All such personnel shall receive training that shall include but not necessarily be limited to: instruction in proper food temperature control; food protection; personal health and cleanliness; and sanitation of the facility, equipment, supplies and utensils. The qualified food operator of each food service establishment shall maintain written documentation of a training program, and training records of individual employees, and shall make these records available to the local health department upon request. The owner, operator, manager or qualified food operator of a food
