All food handlers are required by law to attend a course in food handling following which, one may apply with the Food Safety Commission for a Food Handlers Card.
A Food Handlers Card will be issued. This is to be kept at all times by the food handler to be presented when requested during the course of his/her duty.
All food handlers, both Maltese citizens and foreigners, working in Malta.
Fill in the online form and submit
Required documents
- A passport-sized photo.
- Attach a photocopy of the original certificate denoting completion of food handler’s course.
Timeline
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