NEHA Food Handler Training meets California Requirements 10-18-2011

NEHA Food Handler Training Certificate Program
is accredited by the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
10/4/2011

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Rance Baker
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
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rbaker@neha.org
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Receives Accreditation from ANSI for Food Handler Training Certificate Program.

Denver, CO, - The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) announced today it has received accreditation from American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for the NEHA Food Handler Training Certificate Program. NEHA sees this opportunity as a means to ensure that their food handler training is standardized, peer reviewed, policy and regulatory compliant, meets quality standards, and is updated on a regular basis.

This ANSI accreditation ensures that the NEHA Certificate Program meets the California Food Handler Card Law, SB 303, which requires training providers to be accredited through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The accreditation will also ensure that NEHA’s Certificate Program will continue to be in compliance with the new CA law, SB 602, starting January 1, 2012.

About the National Environmental Health Association
Located in Denver, Colorado, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) stands as a strong professional society with over 4,500 members in the public and private sectors as well as in universities and uniformed services. NEHA's mission, "to advance the environmental health and protection professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all" is represented in the products and services offered by NEHA to advance the environmental health professional through training, education, networking, professional development, and policy involvement opportunities. The basis for the association’s activities is the belief that the professional who is trained, educated, and motivated is the professional who will make the greatest contribution to the healthful environmental goals, which we all seek. Learn more about NEHA at www.neha.org or by emailing support@neha.org