2.2.4.4. Food handler training must be of a minimum of 6 hours and cover the following subjects:1° microbiological, physical and chemical hazards associated with food hygiene and safety;
2° food storage temperatures;
3° food origins;
4° food labelling;
5° work methods that prevent food contamination;
6° general principles of hygiene for persons in contact with food or with material or equipment in contact with food;
7° material and equipment cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting procedures; and
8° environmental sources of food contamination.
A food handler training certificate is issued to a person who has obtained a mark of at least 60% on the examination prepared by the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire du Québec.