Restaurant Inspection guides.
Utah food workers need an approved-course certificate within 14 days of starting and a local health department permit within 30. The permit fee is capped at $15 and the permit lasts three years statewide.
In Las Vegas and the rest of Clark County, food workers need an SNHD Food Handler Safety Training Card: an in-person 20-question test, $25 since January 2026, valid three years.
In Maricopa County, food workers need ANSI-accredited food handler training within 30 days and it lasts three years. Cards from any Arizona county count.
Most restaurants need one certified food protection manager. Compare on-site rules, deadlines and validity in 10 states and cities, with inspection data.
Oregon food handlers need a card within 30 days of hire. It costs up to $10, lasts three years and comes from an OHA-approved, open-book test.
A Washington food worker card costs $10 and the only valid online course is foodworkercard.wa.gov. First cards last 2 years, renewals 3 or 5. Out-of-state cards don’t count.
Illinois food handlers need training within 30 days of hire. Restaurant workers need an ANSI-accredited course that lasts 3 years and transfers; non-restaurant rules differ.
Florida restaurant workers need DBPR-approved food safety training within 60 days of hire; it lasts three years. How to check a course is approved and what inspectors ask for.
Texas food employees must finish a DSHS- or ANSI-accredited food handler course within 30 days of hire. Cards last two years and are valid statewide.
California food handlers need an ANSI-accredited card within 30 days; Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties issue their own. Employers pay since 2024.