The 2009 Food Safety Training Program is comprehensive and applicable for restaurants of all sizes. Adaptable to your specific needs and individual challenges, this program can integrate seamlessly into your existing employee training or operate as a stand alone food safety education program.

Written and adapted for your state's unique food code regulations, our food safety courses are designed to address fundamental food safety topics as well as state specific interpretations of the current FDA Code. Our program, which includes a weekly food safety topic presented in clear language, is accessible and pertinent for all staff.

Program Delivery Options

The 2009 Food Safety Program is available in two formats:

1. You can have the printed version mailed to you each month along with all required materials.
2. You can sign up for our online version which allows your staff to access the program from any computer with an internet connection. The online version also allows the administrator to track staff progress.

Our 2009 Food Safety Courses

Our goal is to help you "Score an A and Keep an A".

Food Safety Basics

Dine Assured's 2009 Food Safety Basics course includes fundamental information applicable for all kitchen, service and management staff. This two-hour course is essential for all new food service employees. Provided at our new training facility, this program includes:  knowledge of personal hygiene based on new FDA food code standards, personal health related to foodborne illness, avoiding cross-contamination, cleaning and sanitation. Click here to Register for Food Safety Basics.

This course can also be provided on-site at your preferred location. Contact Dine Assured for more information.

Food Safety Certification

Send your employees to our Certified Food Safety Manager's program for comprehensive training that goes above and beyond typical CFSM courses. We provide your staff with the latest FDA food code compliance training and
materials during this one day program.

Dine Assured's primary goal during this instructional course is to teach you and your staff how to prevent all foodborne illnesses. Our educational format focuses specifically on the following critical topics:

• Personal health (related to exclusion and restriction)
• Personal hygiene
• Prevention of cross-contamination and disease outbreaks (including the four key factors in preventing an FBI)
• Onset time, highly susceptible populations, the three categories of contaminants, foodborne illness classifications, bacterial growth, and the flow of food
• HACCP (understanding the basics of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)
• FDA required cook temperatures, oxygen reduced packaging, cleaning & sanitation, rodent and pest control
• Legal ramifications of noncompliance

Dine Assured's CFSM course is based on the most recent FDA food code updates.  This certification is valid in most states for 5 years. Click here to register for Food Safety Certification.

Inspection Report Form Training and FDA Food Code Training

This two hour program is designed for managers in food service companies as a brief overview of your local health inspection report form and how it specifically relates to the updated FDA Food Code.  

The topics covered include:

• Demonstration of knowledge required by the person in charge
• Proper use of exclusion and restriction
• Implementing an employee health policy specifically related communicable diseases
• Knowledge of parasite destruction,
• Receiving and documentation of temperatures, proper cook temperatures, proper cold holding and hot holding
• The use of time as a public health control
• Proper date marking and the prevention of contamination