Cooperative Extension offers classes in food safety for restaurants and all food servers

information covered in the program. The instructor will use presentations and hands-on activities to reinforce the lessons taught. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

The Dine Safe training concentrates on five food service topics: Food safety; ensuring proper personal hygiene; purchasing, receiving and storing foods; preparing, cooking and serving food; and cleaning and sanitizing. The Dine Safe course is $25. Dine Safe can be scheduled at a business location provided there are at least 10 employees enrolled.

It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age or national origin. If you have special needs that need to be accommodated, please contact the office two weeks prior to the event.

Below is Kent County’s 2010 course schedule and contact numbers: Those interested in the upcoming Spanish-language ServSafe® class must register by August 30, 2010, so they have adequate time to review materials. Please allow one week in advance for Dine Safe.

ServSafe® (in Spanish only) will be taught on:
·Tues., Sept. 14, 2010 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fee is $145 per attendee or $125 if 3 or more people from the same establishment attend
Dine Safe (in Spanish only) is offered on:
·Thurs., Oct. 21, 2010 from 1-4 p.m.
Fee is $125.00 per attendee

Registration forms for both classes are available by visiting our Food Safety link at: http://ag.udel.edu/extension and selecting either program for the full brochure which includes all English and Spanish classes or by calling the Kent County Cooperative Extension office at 302-730-4000.