New Mandates associated with CFSM

CFSM (Certified Food Safety Manager) course is vital and required, but not the only element of compliance during your restaurant inspections. Now mandated in Georgia, restaurants will be marked “out of compliance” for the CFSM if any one of the following 4 responsibilities are not met:

A person in charge is not present.
Demonstration of knowledge must be met by performing duties, correct responses to questions by your health inspector or by having a CFSM on staff.
The Person in Charge (PIC) must establish compliance with food code safety procedures during inspection.
Restaurant management must provide documentation that the CFSM “staff” member is indeed an employee.

Yes, if any one standard is not met, no credit is given for the CFSM. We invite you to check with your local health department to verify this new inspection mandate.