{"id":3576,"date":"2017-02-14T20:57:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T20:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?page_id=3576"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:31:35","slug":"cfpm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/food-safety-in-virginia\/cfpm\/","title":{"rendered":"Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3576\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3576-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3576-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3576-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Virginia food establishments (including temporary food establishments) <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter421\/section55\/\" rel=\"noopener\">must have at least one employee<\/a> with supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service who is a <strong>Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM)<\/strong>.\u00a0 Only facilities that meet the criteria for exemption in <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter421\/section55\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">12VAC5-421-55 B.<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/title35.1\/chapter4\/section35.1-25\/\">\u00a7 35.1-25<\/a>. will not\u00a0need to have a CFPM.<\/p>\n<p>Food manager certification provides managers with in-depth knowledge of proper food safety practices for use in their facilities. Facilities with a certified food manager as the Person In Charge (PIC) will also meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter421\/section60\/\">Demonstration of Knowledge<\/a> requirement in the <a href=\"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter421\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Food Regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurants with managers certified in food safety are less likely to be involved in foodborne disease outbreaks than were restaurants without managers certified in food safety, suggesting the presence of a certified food protection manager reduces the risk of a foodborne outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how certified kitchen managers are an important way to improve food safety in restaurants by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/restaurant-food-safety\/php\/practices\/kitchen-manager-certification.html\">Kitchen Manager Certification | Restaurant Food Safety | CDC<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Which Food Protection Manager Certification Programs does VDH recognize?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>VDH recognizes the following Food Protection Manager Certification Programs accredited through Conference of Food Protection (CFP). 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