DEH Food Hygiene Training 2025

As the year begins, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) resumes its training courses for personnel in the food industry. Registration is now open.

The Basic Food Handlers’ training equips participants with sufficient knowledge to prevent food-borne illness caused by food-borne pathogens and other contaminants.

The first session will be on Monday, January 13, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the top floor of (upstairs) the Red Cross Building in George Town, with other sessions held on most consecutive Mondays. This training applies to all new personnel working in the food industry and anyone wishing to continue as food handlers. After expiry, food handlers must renew their certification which is valid for three (3) years.

Business owners and Food Business Operators are encouraged to act now and register all their food handling personnel for this important training, as the DEH requires all personnel handling food to be trained and certified.

A registration cost of $15 per person which covers all materials and fees should be paid at DEH headquarters, located at 580 North Sound Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.

For additional information, please contact the DEH at 949-6696, email us at dehcustomerservice@gov.ky, visit the DEH’s website at www.gov.ky/deh or message our Facebook page at https://bit.ly/3LEK55q