ServSafe Training- Food Handler Course - October 2025

Next date: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 01:00 PM to 04:30 PM

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.

Foodborne diseases are an important public health burden in the United States. First, we estimate that 31 of the most important known agents of foodborne disease found in foods consumed in the United States each year cause 9.4 million illnesses, 55,961 hospitalizations, and 1,351 deaths.

The ServSafe® program is a national certification program designed to teach safe handling practices to foodservice employees and others who handle and serve food to the public. The ServSafe® program in Kansas is provided by K-State Research and Extension in partnership with the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association.

October ServSafe Course:

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

A nationally recognized food safety employee training program that teaches:

Personal Hygiene
Food Temperature Management
Receiving and Storing Food Safely
Preparing and Serving Safe Food
Cleaning and Sanitizing

Job Specific Guidelines

This class had been approved for 3 clock hours credit with the Kansas Department of Education for Day Care Providers. Each individual must complete the test on their own after course and only when they pass (with a 75% or more) will they receive the certificate.