- The Importance of Food Safety
- Good Personal Hygiene
- Time and Temperature Control
- Preventing Cross-Contamination
- Cleaning and Sanitizing
- Safe Food Preparation
- Receiving and Storing Food
- Food Safety Regulations
- Methods of Thawing, Cooking, Cooling and Reheating Food
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
To assist food service establishments in obtaining compliance, the Richmond County Health Department offers a voluntary** two-day ServSafe course & exam. The Cost is $190.00, which includes textbook, classroom instruction, and examination testing by Certified ServSafe Instructors/Proctors.
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2025 SERVSAFE REGISTRATION FORM print and complete
2025 SCHEDULE - WEBSITE UPDATE
WE ALSO NOW OFFER ONLINE TESTING (ON-SITE). WE HAVE AN ONLINE PROCTOR ONSITE. THE FEE IS $75.00.
Call (706) 667-4234 to schedule your online test.
Make checks payable to Richmond County Health Department and bring them to the Environmental Health Office, located at 1916 North Leg Road, Building K, Augusta, Georgia 30909, (706) 667-4234, to obtain your textbook and diagnostic test.
The training Location site is: East Central Public Health District, 1916 Northleg Road, Training Room, Bldg D, Augusta, GA 30909.
Training Locations and class dates are subject to change based on actual registrations and customer needs.
** You may obtain this training elsewhere. The Georgia food code allows you to select from various certification training providers (not solely from the Local County Health Departments) to meet your CFSM qualification training and testing requirements.
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Food service establishments with English as a second language owners and managers, that require training and certification in either: Chinese, French-Canadian, Korean, or Spanish languages should contact the:
3520 Piedmont Road – Suite 360, Atlanta, GA, 30305
Phone: (404) 467-9000 | Fax: (404) 467-2206 | info@garestaurants.org
