Because Food Safety Starts with You
Food service establishment food handlers in McLean County, Illinois, must take an ANSI-approved course to earn a Food Handler Training Certificate.
A food service establishment is…" where food is intended for immediate consumption, such as restaurants, bars or concession stands."*
A food handler is…" an individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils or food-contact surfaces."*
The Food Handler Training Certification can be earned by taking a course online or in the classroom. The certificate is valid for three years.
*Illinois Food Code
Online Food Handler Certification Training
This is the easiest, quickest and most economical training for most individuals and food establishments. Cost of the online training is about $10 per trainee.
This ANSI certification can be carried with an individual to jobs at other food establishments.
List of approved training providers
Corporate Food Handler Certification Training programs
Large enterprise or franchise food establishments may choose to implement a company-owned Handler Training Certification program.
Enterprise-managed certifications cannot be carried by an employee to a job in another food service establishment or restaurant. Call the McLean County Health Department at 309-888-5482 to learn more.