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Testing sites added for April food protection manager class

The ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Cooperative Extension Service will offer a certified food protection manager training on Tuesday, April 23, with proctors for testing available in 16 communities. 

A certified food protection manager is responsible for monitoring and managing all food establishment operations to ensure that the facility complies with regulations. State regulations require that all food establishments have at least one certified food protection manager on staff.

The food safety management training will be held from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. via Zoom or in person at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center, 1509 Georgeson Road, Palmer. The computer-based certification exam is included, with proctors in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø, Galena, Glennallen, Haines, Homer, Juneau, Klawock, Palmer, Sitka, Skagway, Soldotna, Talkeetna, Tok, Unalaska, Valdez and Wrangell. If requested, proctors may be available in additional communities.

Registration and more information are .

Participants must register by April 8 in order to receive the study guide on time. 

The $200 fee includes one proctored certification exam. For additional information or to request another location, contact instructor Julie Cascio at 907-745-3677 or jmcascio@alaska.edu.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made seven business days in advance to Cascio at jmcascio@alaska.edu.

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