Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years. Inspectors ask for the records.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Florida DBPR approved programs.
Sources and dates
DBPR food service employee training page; section 509.049, Florida Statutes. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years.
Yes. Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years.
Yes. Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years.
Yes. Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years.
Yes. Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years.
Yes. Every employee who handles food is trained within 60 days of hire through a DBPR-approved program or an approved in-house program, and recertified every three years.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Florida it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Florida DBPR approved programs.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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