{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-55","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-55","heading":"Certified food protection manager","body":"A. At least one employee with supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager, demonstrating proficiency of required knowledge and information through passing a test that is part of an accredited program.\n\nB. This section does not apply to food establishments that serve only non-time/temperature control for safety food and food establishments that store and prepare food only to the extent that they reheat or cold hold commercially processed, fully cooked time/temperature control for safety foods. Food establishments exempt from the certified food protection manager requirement may not cool time/temperature control for safety foods.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 421. Food Regulations","Part II. Management and Personnel","Article 1. Supervision"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter421/section55/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:13Z","sha256":"cccc9a2d239269ce864b4cfe9fff18e075d6cea74b5acd94a37614f4ec30d7e8","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-50","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}