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FCS Students Receive ServSafe Food Handler Certification

May 04, 2013

Students who received their ServSafe Certification from the Nebraska Restaurant Association.

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Students who received their ServSafe Certification from the Nebraska Restaurant Association.

Students in Ronita Jacobsen’s Food and Nutrition/Food Science this year had the opportunity to participate in the National Restaurant Association ServSafe Food Handler course.  As a certified ServSafe Instructor and Proctor, Jacobsen was able to instruct and assess students for this industry certification. 

The ServSafe Food Handler course covered five sections, which included Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-contamination and Allergens, Time and Temperature, and Cleaning and Sanitation.  Throughout the course students gained much knowledge regarding food safety, worked through real case scenarios, and put into practice food safety guidelines.  A tour of Plainview’s Casey’s provided students with much knowledge and real work experience with ServSafe Guidelines.

“In order to receive certification students needed to receive a 70% or high on the final exam.  I was impressed with how serious students were throughout the course. This was evident as all students scored a 90% or higher on the exam,” stated Jacobsen.  Students receiving the 3-year ServSafe Food Handler Certificate are Drake Born, Morgan Brozek, Katie Goetzinger, Karissa Eichberger, Morgan Johnston, Darian Bowers, Celine Eggerling,  Damaris Neff, MaKenze Petersen,, Susan Westerhaus, and Cassy Mattesson.  

Nationally recognized chain restaurants use the ServSafe^® Food Handler Program to provide all their employees consistent food safety training. Recognizing the importance of protecting their patrons, employees, and business, many operators choose to use ServSafe to train their employees to recognize the risks of food borne illness with knowledge and training.  The ServSafe Food Handler Program is developed by the National Restaurant Association, the only food safety provider that invests its proceeds back into the industry.  Nationally recognized as the premier training for the restaurant and hospitality industry, the National Restaurant Association's ServSafe^® Program is the trusted source for food safety training.