New Rules for Farmers Market Sampling
The Illinois Farmers Market Task Force worked with Illinois Department of Public Health to develop a new certificate to allow sampling at farmers markets across Illinois. You can find all of the info on the Illinois Stewardship Alliance website here: http://www.ilstewards.org/policy-work/product-sampling-certificate-and-pol/
There are two options for obtaining your certificate depending on what certifications you have or want to get:
1. Individuals possessing a valid Illinois Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate (FSSMC) will be required to submit the following:
A. An application on a form provided by the Department; and
B. Payment of the $10 application fee.
2. Individuals who do not possess a valid FSSMC shall submit the following:
A. Evidence of successful completion of a food handler training course
B. Evidence of successful completion of Department farmers’ market sampling training*
C. An application on a form provided by the Department; and
D. Payment of the $40 application fee.
There is an in-person training at the IFMA conference in Chicago February 17th. Its not too late to register. You need to register for the full conference to attend the session. Details above.
*For the the farmers market sampling training, you can do the training online: ITrain website here: https://i.train.org/ and enter the course number into the search: #1061218