Food Handler Card Requirements in South Carolina

Regulation 61-25 section 2-102.12(B) requires the person in charge to hold a Food Handler Certificate or be a Certified Food Protection Manager. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture's official fact sheet states that Food Handler courses accredited under ASTM International's ANSI (now ANAB) Certificate Accredited Program meet the requirements of 2-102.12, and the fact sheet names the programmes SCDA lists as offering the certificate: 123 Premier Food Safety, 360training.com, A Plus Food Training, AAA Food Handler, Above Training/StateFoodSafety, Ace Handler, Clemson Extension Service (ServSafe), Cogneti, Diversys Learning, eFoodhandlers, eFoodTrainer, Food Handler Solutions, Food Marketing Institute, Food Safety Educators, Health Technologies (diningrd.com), Institute of Food Safety Health & Hygiene, MenuTrinfo/AllerTrain, MyCertify, National Environmental Health Association (ServSafe), National Registry of Food Safety Professionals, National Restaurant Association (ServSafe), Prometric, Responsible Training/Safeway Certifications, rserving.com, the South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association (ServSafe), and TAP Series. For the manager credential, 2-102.20 accepts any programme evaluated and listed by a Conference for Food Protection recognized accrediting agency.

Yes. Regulation 61-25 section 2-102.12(A) requires at least one employee with supervisory and management responsibility, the authority to direct and control food preparation and service, the ability to enforce employee health policies, and a frequent presence at the facility to be a certified food protection manager who has passed a test that is part of an accredited program. Section 2-102.20(B) deems an establishment compliant with 2-102.12 if it has an employee certified by a CFP-recognized accredited programme. Section 2-102.12(C) exempts retail food establishments the Department deems to pose minimal risk of causing or contributing to foodborne illness based on the nature of the operation and the extent of food preparation; the SCDA retail food application also notes the CFPM is not required for mobile food pushcarts. Separately, 2-102.11 lets the person in charge demonstrate knowledge either by having no priority violations in the current inspection, by being a certified food protection manager, or by answering the inspector's questions correctly.