Certifications

Food Safety Training

Gator Chef has partnered with Food Safety and Environmental Solutions to offer ANSI accredited Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) courses and Exam certification at Gator Chef's Lisle Illinois Restaurant Equipment and Kitchen Supplies Store. Food Safety and Environmental Solutions offers professional food safety training that focuses on your organization's practical and proven safe food handling practices. In addition, all Health Departments in Illinois and Nationally accept their American National Standards Institute-Conference for Food Protection (ANSI-CFP) approved Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) course and Exam.

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Illinois Requirements

Under the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act (410 ILCS 625), Illinois requires foodservice establishments to have at least one certified food protection manager present on all shifts that involve food. This person is responsible for overseeing the food handling and preparation process to prevent occurrences of food-borne illness.
For Illinois, if you have a soon-to-expire IL FSSMC (Food Service Sanitation Manager) certification as of January 1, 2018, Illinois has done away with the FSSMC, so you will need to take an ANSI accredited CFPM course and Exam.

Chicago Requirements

Our Certified Food Protection Manager courses and Exam are valid for Restaurants and other Foodservice Establishments in The City of Chicago. To obtain certification, the City of Chicago requires an additional application and separate fee paid directly to the city.

Phone: (312) 746-8030
Email: Food@CityofChicago.org

About Course

An eight-hour ANSI-CFP approved course with a curriculum created by the National Environmental Health Association must be complete to become certified. The Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) course is taught with interactive activities and demonstrations to enhance learning. Topics covered include Foodborne Illness, Food Safety Education, Safe Food Handling, Cross Contamination, HACCP, Facilities and Equipment, Integrated Pest Management, Food Safety Regulations, and more.
Certified Food Protection Courses at Gator Chef are available in English and Spanish.

2024 ServSafe CFPM Certification Classes

English Class Dates:

  • Monday, January 29th
  • Monday, March 11th
  • Monday, April 22nd
  • Monday, June 3rd

Clases de Certificación ServSafe CFPM 2024

Fechas de Clases de Español:

  • Lunes 15 de Enero
  • *Martes 27 de Febrero
  • Lunes 8 de Abril
  • Lunes 20 de Mayo