As of December 1st, 2019, Mississippi has adopted the 2017 version of the U.S. model Food Code. As such, one requirement of that code is that all food establishments are required to have a certified Food Protection Manager on staff at all times while the establishment is open (this person must be the person in charge). This is in stark contrast from the previous regulation that only required one person to be certified.

There are currently (that I am aware of) two certification training courses available to meet this criteria. One is the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certification, the other is the National Environmental Health Association’s Certified Professional Food Manager.

Since so many food service establishments will now required training and certification of employees to meet the conditions of the new regulations, I have created a training and consulting company in Southern Mississippi, where I will be offering training in both of these courses, in addition to several Alcohol Awareness courses, such as ServSafe® Alcohol and the American Hotel & Lodging Education Institutes CARE® (Controlling Alcohol Risks Effectively) courses. By February, I hope to also be offering the TIPs (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) course.

If you company is in need of Food Safety or Alcohol Awareness training, please take a look at my new company, Doc Bear Enterprises, LLC. which can be found at https://www.docbear-ent.com . The page is still being worked on, so please pardon any issues you may find. I am also located on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/docbearent and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/doc-bear-ent/

Our company would be willing to travel (within reason) from New Orleans to the West, Pensacola, to the East, and the Hattiesburg area to the North. Additional distance would require lodging to be added to any costs of training.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.