FALMOUTH, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering an 8-hour ServSafe Food Protection Manager course on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cumberland County office, 75 Clearwater Drive in Falmouth. The course helps prepare attendees for the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification exam, which will be administered immediately following the course.
This nationally-recognized certification is for anyone working in the food industry, including non-profit organizations. The course covers topics such as food safety; personal hygiene; preventing cross-contamination; cleaning and sanitizing; time and temperature control; and receiving and storing food. Attendees will receive the ServSafe Manager Book 7th Ed., a diagnostic exam and practice exam approximately 2 weeks prior to the course. No refunds for the course will be issued.
The $150 fee covers the class, materials and exam. Register and find more details at the program website. For more information or to request reasonable accommodation, call the Cumberland County office at 207.781.6099 or 800.287.1471 (in Maine). Registration closes January 14, 2025.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine’s land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.
–University of Maine Cooperative Extension
