The ServSafe Manager Certification verifies that a manager or person-in-charge has sufficient food safety knowledge to protect the public from foodborne illness. Individuals that successfully pass the 90-question, multiple-choice exam will receive a ServSafe Manager Certification once graded by Servsafe headquarters. The ServSafe Manager Certification is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the Conference for Food Protection Standards.

A passing score is 75% or higher. This is obtained by answering at least 60 out of 80 questions correctly. The exam has 90 questions; however there are 10 pilot questions that are for research purposes only which have no point value.

An examinee may take the examination twice within a thirty day period, if necessary. If a third attempt is required, the examinee must wait at least sixty days from their last attempt.

There is only one legitimate reason for an examinee to re-test:

The examinee did not pass the examination.
To re-take the certification exam, all examinee should contact myself in which I will retest via electronic exam at an agreed public location such as the Middletown Library.

Re-take fee will be $70

The National Restaurant Association recognizes the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification for a five-year period.