Program set for food managers

A food manager certification course, offered by Texas AgriLife Extension Service, is April 17-18. Renewal forms and course registration forms are available from Marilyn May, county Extension agent, at 409 S. Pecan St. or at 556- 8271.

Certification is by the Department of State Health Services after successful completion of the food manager certification exam.

Certificates issued between May 6, 2004 to April 24, 2008 are good for a two-year period and may be renewed up to two times before the certified individual is required to take the exam again.

Requests for renewal should be sent between one and 30 days after the printed expiration date on the card.

Certificates issued before May 6, 2004, expire after five years. Food handlers with certificates issued prior to that date must pass the new DSHS Certified Food Manager exam.