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Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Announces Upcoming ServSafe® Applied Food Safety Training on Cape Cod

July 23, 2021 – Barnstable, MA. | The Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, a department of Barnstable County, announces upcoming ServSafe® Applied Food Safety Training, to be held at the Barnstable County complex, for both first-time food safety certification and recertification.

By law, all foodservice locations must have at least one full-time food safety certified employee who is at least 18 years of age on staff.  ServSafe® courses have been developed by the educational foundation of the national restaurant association to train and certify personnel in the safe handling and service of food.

Two dates for certification classes are offered in either August or September. For those individuals seeking recertification, attendance is required for the second day only.

Classes are limited, and payment and registration are needed prior to the first class. For more information and to register, go to  https://www.capecodextension.org/nutrition/servsafe/ or call 508-375-6690 for questions.

  • Full Certification $175

Attendance on both days is required.

The course includes the book, practice exam, and current ServSafe® test.

  • Recertification $75

Required attendance on second day only.

The course fee is non-refundable.

WHERE: Barnstable County Complex Harborview Room

DATES: August 16 and August 23 or September 20th and September 27

TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

About Cape Cod Cooperative Extension Cape Cod Cooperative Extension is the education department for Barnstable County. Educational programs focus on agriculture, marine resources, horticulture, aquaculture, natural resources, water quality, recycling, household hazardous waste, nutrition, food safety, youth development, and environmental education issues facing the county. Extension programs are conducted in Barnstable County in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts and The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution–Sea Grant program. www.capecodextension.org

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