What is a food safety merit award?
There are two awards given, a Food Safety Achievement award and a Food Safety Excellence award. A Food Safety Achievement award is earned by establishments that have been in existence for a full calendar year, have consistently met high standards (with scores of greater than 90 and no critical item violations), no substantiated food borne illness complaints and have had staff attend the Manchester Health Departments’ Food Safety Seminar. The Food Safety Excellence award is conferred when the above criteria have been met and there are employees that are ServSafe certified (or equivalent).
