Florida Statutes 509.036 – Public food service inspector standardization
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(1) Any person performing required inspections of licensed public food service establishments for the division or its agent must:
(a) Be standardized by a food service evaluation officer certified by the federal Food and Drug Administration;
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 509.036
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- Division: means the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. See Florida Statutes 509.013
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Public food service establishment: means any building, vehicle, place, or structure, or any room or division in a building, vehicle, place, or structure where food is prepared, served, or sold for immediate consumption on or in the vicinity of the premises; called for or taken out by customers; or prepared prior to being delivered to another location for consumption. See Florida Statutes 509.013
(b) Pass an approved food protection practices test as prescribed by s. 509.039; and
(c) Pass a written examination to demonstrate knowledge of the laws and rules which regulate public food service establishments.
(2) The division or its agent shall provide a minimum of 20 hours of continuing education annually for each public food service inspector. This continuing education shall include instruction in techniques to prevent food-borne illness, sanitation, and a review of relevant laws.
(3) An inspector may be subject to suspension or dismissal for cause as set forth in s. 110.227.
(4) Any costs incurred as a direct result of the requirements of subsection (1) shall be funded from the Hotel and Restaurant Trust Fund from the amounts deposited from public food service establishment license fees.