The ServSafe Food Protection Manager is the highest certification awarded by ServSafe. The certificate is earned by passing the ServSafe manager exam. The exam focuses on six aspects of food service that can affect the safety of food:
- Personal Hygiene
- Foodborne Microorganisms & Allergens
- Purchasing, Receiving, and Storage
- Preparation, Cooking, and Serving
- Facilities, Cleaning/Sanitizing and Pest Management
- Regulatory Authorities
The ServSafe Manager exam has 90 questions and you have two hours to finish. The questions are multiple-choice, with four possible answers. You must achieve a minimum score of 75% to pass the exam. Although there are 90 questions on the exam, you’re only graded on 80 of them. The extra 10 questions are “pilot questions” and they are there to determine if they will be included in future exams.
Some options for training are online courses, classroom instruction, self-study, or years of experience in a commercial kitchen.
Exam Choices – Paper and Pencil or Online – You’re not allowed to take the test alone, you must be in the presence of a proctor.
