Food Sanitation course rescheduled for Feb. 28, March 7

INA, Ill. (Feb. 24, 2015) – Due to winter weather last week, one Food Sanitation course has been rescheduled to start this weekend, Saturday, Feb. 28, and finish up next Saturday, March 7.

Students will meet from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. both days at the Rend Lake College MarketPlace, Room 338, in Mt. Vernon, to learn all about food sanitation in preparation for the ServSafe exam for Management and Sanitation Training.

Students can also enroll now in the last Food Sanitation course of the Spring semester, set for Saturdays, March 21 and 28. This course will also meet from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the Advanced Technology Center, Room 118, on the Ina campus.

In Food Sanitation, participants will learn to identify the causes of food-borne illness; identify and apply correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing; recognize problems and potential solutions associated with facility, equipment, and layout; and understand the Illinois code related to food service establishments. The ServSafe Essentials textbook is required and is available in the RLC Bookstore or online.

Those who successfully complete the class can sit for the ServSafe exam at the end of the second session. The exam requires a $40 online voucher and photo identification. The cost of the course is $100.

For more information about Food Sanitation, contact Stephanie Smith in RLC’s Community and Corporate Education Department at smithst@rlc.edu or 618-437-5321, Ext. 1714.

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