Manager & Food Handlers Certification

City of Brownsville Public Health Department requires that all certified Food Managers obtain a photo ID, which is valid for 3 years. Said card has a fee of $50.00 per person.

Due to COVID-19, the process to obtain a Food Manager ID has changed. Please contact our office before you arrive to assure that we have received all the necessary paperwork prior to submitting your payment.

To obtain a Food Manager ID please stop by our drive-thru window (located on the corner of E. 11th & E. Levee Street) during the following hours: Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Food Manager ID Application

Click below to view the PDF version of the Food Manager ID application. 

  1. Food Handlers Manager Certificate Application (PDF)

Manager & Food Handlers Certification Information:

The City of Brownsville Health Department has updated the Food Handlers and Food Managers Certification Training agencies. Ordinance No. 2008-1367-A §229.163. The Health Department is accepting Food Handlers Certification and Managers Certifications from the following agencies.

COVID -19 DISINFECTION SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAM

This COVID-19 Disinfection Specialist Training Program is available to any small businesses within both Cameron and Willacy Counties. The program focuses on fostering a safe working environment for employees reporting back to work and a safe environment for customers.

For more information:

https://tsc.edu/index.php/current-students/news-and-events/73-news/3280-tsc-offers-covid-19-disinfection-training-to-local-businesses.html

PPE LISTING FOR DISINFECTION SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAM 

  1. DISINFECTION SPECIALIST TRAINING PROGRAM PPE LISTING

Training Agencies for Managers & Food Handlers Certification

Agency / Point of Contact
 Contact Information
ABA Food Services / Armando De Anda
 956-551-2666
American Safety Council (Patricia G. Lopez) 956-380-0798

Barron JB Food Safety Services / Javier Barron 956-832-0699 / 956-544-2885

G.O.D. Food Safety Services/ Alberto Santiago Guajardo 956-983-2773
Marine Academy / Carlos I. Centeno 956-423-6006 ext. 481
RGV Food Safety Services / Albert Colunga 956-998-8696

Safe Food Management / Maggie Treu
956-212-0470
   

Training Agencies for Food Handlers Certification Only

Agency / Point of Contact
 Contact Information
A Butter-Fly Services (Nora M. Garcia) 956-455-4038
Oscar Cabrera 956-525-1861
Christie H. Lewis 801-805-6785 / 801-319-6210
eFoodhandlers (ONLINE ONLY) https://www.txfoodhandlers.com/eFoodMain3.aspx
Monica’s Educational Program / Monica Gonzalez 956-640-8327
Premier Food Safety 800-676-3121
Premier Food Safety Website
Tap Series 888-826-5222
Tap Series Website
Michael Titone (Valley Regional Medical Center) 956-350-7895
Valley Baptist Health System Only / Carolinea Gea 956-698-5854

Zepol Dietary Consults (Patricia G Lopez)
956-380-0798
APPROVED ON-LINE SITES: Food Handlers Certification:

Certified Food Protection Manager:

Click below to view the PDF version of Managers and Food Handlers Certification information:

  1. Revised 2-26-19