Westfield Health Department Hosting Food Handler Training Program

The Westfield Regional Health Department is holding a training program developed for food handling supervisors.

The food handler training class will be held at the Cranford Community Center, 220 Walnut Ave., on Wednesday, April 29 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Each class will last for three hours and cover a variety of topics, including Biological, chemical and physical hazards that compromise food safety, hand washing and personal hygiene, food borne illness risk factors, sanitizing procedures, pest control and other topics, according to the Town of Westfield.

The town said the goal of the program is to have at least one certified food manager per shift at each food establishment in the following towns around Union County, including Westfield, Cranford, Fanwood, Garwood, Mountainside, New Providence, Roselle Park and Summit.

The fee to register is $40 per registrant. Registration us on a first come, first serve basis. No same day registration will be accepted.

For more information or to register, visit the Town of Westfield website.