Food Handler Legal Requirement
The Food Handler Legal Requirement carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 30 to 30 day, read 24 October 2026.
2 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 15 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
By jurisdiction and validity
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| jurisdictionTexas | 30day | 30 to 30day | 1 |
| jurisdictionCalifornia | 30day | 30 to 30day | 1 |
| validity3 years | 3year | 3 to 3year | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas DSHS, food handler training programs | 30day | Texas | 2026-10-24 |
| Orange County (California) Health Care Agency, food handler card | 30day | California | 2026-10-24 |
| Orange County (California) Health Care Agency, food handler card | 3year | 3 years | 2026-10-24 |
The sentence each figure was read from (3)
- Texas DSHS, food handler training programs, read 2026-10-24:
Texas requires that many food service employees complete an accredited food handler training course within 30 days of getting a job.
- Orange County (California) Health Care Agency, food handler card, read 2026-10-24:
Food handlers must obtain a Food Handler Card within 30 days after the date of hire.
- Orange County (California) Health Care Agency, food handler card, read 2026-10-24:
The California Food Handler Card is valid for three years from the date of issuance.
Read in full, publishes no figure
15 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Regulation (EC) 852/2004 Annex II Chapter XII (retained UK law): Training, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Regulation (EC) 852/2004 Annex II in full, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- GOV.UK, Food safety: your responsibilities as a food business, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Texas DSHS, laws and rules for the Certified Food Manager programme, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Texas DSHS, food handler programme FAQ, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NYC Health, Food Protection online course, read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- FSANZ, Standard 3.2.2A food safety management tools, read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NSW Food Authority, Standard 3.2.2A FAQ, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- NSW Food Authority, Standard 3.2.2A commencement notice, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Queensland Health, food safety management tools, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Ontario Regulation 493/17 (Food Premises), read 2026-10-24: every candidate on the page was refused
- York Region (Ontario) food handler certification programme, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Food Standards Scotland, business and industry, read 2026-10-24: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- 25 Tex. Admin. Code 229.178, accreditation of food handler training programmes (Cornell LII), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- FDA Food Code 2022, read 2026-09-19: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 17 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 15 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 0 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 13 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per jurisdiction per duty, quoted verbatim from that jurisdiction's own instrument with its effective date: what must be held (nothing named, a card, a supervisor certificate), who must hold it, the deadline in days from hire, the validity period in years, whether one certified person must be present during operating hours, and the exemptions.
The figure no authority publishes is the CONTRAST - that GB names no qualification at all while Texas gives 30 days and two years, California 30 days and three years, Australia five years, Ontario one trained person per operating hour - and the count of jurisdictions in each class.
It is also the correction the market needs: the GB row is the answer to 'what level food hygiene do I need' and it is not a level.
Changed-since on every rate-year turn or amendment
13 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (17)
- Regulation (EC) 852/2004 Annex II Chapter XII (retained UK law): Training(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Regulation (EC) 852/2004 Annex II in full(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK, Food safety: your responsibilities as a food business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Texas DSHS, food handler training programs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Texas DSHS, laws and rules for the Certified Food Manager programme(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Texas DSHS, food handler programme FAQ(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Orange County (California) Health Care Agency, food handler card(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NYC Health, Food Protection online course(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FSANZ, Standard 3.2.2A food safety management tools(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NSW Food Authority, Standard 3.2.2A FAQ(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- NSW Food Authority, Standard 3.2.2A commencement notice(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Queensland Health, food safety management tools(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Ontario Regulation 493/17 (Food Premises)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- York Region (Ontario) food handler certification programme(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Food Standards Scotland, business and industry(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- 25 Tex. Admin. Code 229.178, accreditation of food handler training programmes (Cornell LII)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FDA Food Code 2022(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The Food Handler Legal Requirement carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 30 to 30 day, read 24 October 2026.
2 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 15 publish none, read 24 October 2026.
Food Handler Legal Requirement, jurisdiction Texas: median 30 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Food Handler Legal Requirement, jurisdiction California: median 30 day across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Food Handler Legal Requirement, validity 3 years: median 3 year across 1 source, read 24 October 2026.
Cite as: "Asbestos Survey Cost Food Handler Legal Requirement", updated 2026-10-25, https://asbestossurveycost.co.uk/datasets/food-handler-legal-requirement/.
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