ORS Interactive Food Protection Training & Certification

10/19/2025

ORS Interactive, Inc., located in Northern Virgina, has been at the forefront of
providing quality hospitality and food safety training, certifying, credentialing and licensing services in the DMV Region, the Caribbean and Brazil since 1999.

Our commitment to excellence has
enabled us to issue over 100,000 certifications and licenses, contributing to stringent standards and exceptional food safety practices in thousands of food establishments.

We have experience working in top international markets as well as developing countries and are committed to helping people from the world over “earn” legitimate Food Safety Certifications and Hospitality Credentials.

We do this through intensive, in-person instruction, remediation, and expert test-taking strategies. We routinely assist people with challenges including ESL (English as a Second Language), learning
disabilities, low basic education levels, poor grammar skills, etc., to successfully pass the Food Protection Manager Certification Exam and, more importantly, improve their behavior and performance.

Yes, there are bad actors out there who help people cheat on exams, and some who award fraudulent certifications without even requiring the completion of an exam. We will NEVER do this, nor will we tolerate this! Contact us for more information.

09/24/2025

Don't Buy Your Food Protection Manager Certification! Learn It! Earn It!

ORS Interactive, Inc. Hospitality and Food Safety Training, Certification and Credentialing – Falls Church, Virginia. Our company has a long history working with hospitality, foodservice, culinary, events and tourism. Since 1999, we have issued more than 100,000 Food Safety Certifications, Certificates and Licenses.

Sadly, there are some bad actors these days in the Food Safety Certification marketplace. Numerous clients are telling us they have been personally contacted by individuals and companies offering to “sell” them Food Protection Manager Certifications (with no necessity for recipients of the Certifications to take and pass an ANSI-NAB accredited exam). We understand, and thankfully our clients understand, this is a very shortsighted approach. Corrupt circumvention of this nature holds potential for disastrous results during future during kitchen inspections and increases both risks and legal liability for operators because employing “fraudulently certified” staff who don’t know and practice the proper procedures and protocols needed to reduce the risk of foodborne illness can lead to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses.

Those who want to be sure their team is ready for the game send their people to ORS Interactive. We get your folks "learning and legitimately earning" professional credentials that benefit everyone and contribute to the important overarching cause of protecting public health.

09/16/2025

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09/16/2025

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Public health experts worry that downsizing the sprawling FoodNet surveillance system could make it harder to prevent food-borne illnesses.

09/13/2025

Who's the PIC? (Person-in-Charge)

In-Person, 5-Hour Food Safety Exam Preparation Class and ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam – English & Spanish
Get Certified in Just One Day!

ORS Interactive, Inc., chartered in 1999, has administered more than 100,000 Northern Virginia Certified Food Manager (NVCFM) Photo ID Cards and Food Safety Certifications. ORS Interactive is headed by industry veteran Douglas Adair, a resident of Arlington, VA.

In-Person, 5-Hour English Food Safety Exam Preparation Classes and ServSafe Exams are held every Monday and Tuesday from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (with exception of Federal Holidays) and In-Person, 5-Hour Spanish Food Safety Exam Preparation Classes and ServSafe Exams are held on Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm and on the second Saturday of every month.

ORS Interactive Food Safety Training and Certification is offering a Special Limited Time Promotion of $20 off for registrations and payments made online at this special url https://training.orsinteractive.com/book-now
Note: Special pricing of $160 includes In-Person, 5-Hour Food Safety Exam Preparation Class, the ServSafe Exam, a light lunch, along with “no cost” remediation and discounted re-testing fees ($45 for additional attempts if needed).

Licensed Food Establishments are required to have an ANSI-ANAB Certified Food Protection Manager, referred to as the PIC (Person-in-Charge), in “immediate” control during all operating hours. If Health Department Inspectors or other Officials request verification of Food Protection Manager Certification, all PICs must present the “original certificate” which verifies their Food Protection Manager Certification and / or a Local Food Manager ID Card if specified / recognized by their respective Health Department. ORS has issued the Northern VA Food Manager Photo ID Card since 2003.

There are two types of food managers certifications; STANDARD and LIMITED. Which one you get will depend on what kind of work you do.

09/13/2025

¿Quién es el PIC? (Persona a cargo)
Clase de preparación para el examen de seguridad alimentaria

ServSafe de 5 horas en persona y examen de certificación de
gerente de protección de alimentos de ServSafe: inglés y español

¡Obtenga la certificación en solo un día!
ORS Interactive, Inc., fundada en 1999, ha administrado más de 100,000 tarjetas de identificación con foto y
certificaciones de seguridad alimentaria del Gerente de Alimentos Certificado por el Norte de Virginia (NVCFM). ORS
Interactive está dirigido por el veterano de la industria Douglas Adair, residente de Arlington, VA.

Las clases presenciales de preparación para el examen de seguridad alimentaria ServSafe en inglés de 5 horas y los
exámenes ServSafe se llevan a cabo en Annandale todos los lunes y martes de 9:30 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. (con excepción de
los días festivos federales) y en persona las clases de preparación para el examen de seguridad alimentaria ServSafe
en español de 5 horas y los exámenes ServSafe se llevan a cabo en Annandale los miércoles de 9:30 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. y el
segundo sábado de cada mes. Nuestros trabajadores se podrán comunicar en español para el beneficio de todas las
personas que hablen este idioma.
ORS Interactive Food Safety Training and Certification ofrece una promoción especial por tiempo limitado de
$20 de descuento para inscripciones y pagos realizados en línea en esta URL especial

https://training.orsinteractive.com/book-now

Nota: El precio especial de $160 incluye una clase de preparación para el examen de seguridad alimentaria en
persona de 5 horas, una guía de estudio de ORS, el examen ServSafe y un almuerzo ligero junto con una
remediación "sin costo" (los estudiantes pueden volver a tomar la clase de forma gratuita tantas veces como
sea necesario) y tarifas de repetición de pruebas con descuento ($45 para intentos adicionales si es necesario).
Los establecimientos de alimentos con licencia deben tener un Gerente de Protección de Alimentos Certificado por
ANSI-ANAB, denominado PIC (Persona a cargo), en control "inmediato" durante todas las horas de funcionamiento. Si
los inspectores del Departamento de Salud u otros funcionarios solicitan la verificación de la Certificación de Gerente de
Protección de Alimentos, todos los PIC deben presentar el "certificado original" que verifica su Certificación de Gerente
de Protección de Alimentos y / o una Tarjeta de Identificación de Gerente de Alimentos Local si lo especifica / reconoce
su respectivo Departamento de Salud. ORS Interactive Food Safety Training and Certification ha emitido la tarjeta de
identificación con foto del gerente de alimentos del norte de VA desde 2003.

There are two types of food managers certifications; STANDARD and LIMITED. Which one you get will depend on what kind of work you do.

07/23/2025

Who's the PIC?
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Who's the PIC? It's the Person in Charge of Food Protection. This is the first question Health Department Inspectors ask when they arrive at a Licensed Food Establishment.

Local laws in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia) require Licensed Food Establishments (restaurants, hotels, bars, fast food, casual dining, cafeterias, convenience stores, coffee shops, food trucks, festival vendors, and more) to be under the direct control of an ANSI-ANAB Certified Food Protection Manager during all operating hours (including hours during closure if food is being prepared). Establishments open 24/7 need a Certified Food Protection Manager on duty around the clock.

While it’s preferable, it’s not required that Certified Food Protection Managers also be Management Level Staff. Given tight operating margins and increasing costs, many Food Establishments have reduced their number of Managers and rely increasingly on Supervisors and even Line Level Staff to serve as Certified Food Protection Managers.

Cuts in Federal, State and Local Budgets are impacting local Health Departments, making it even more difficult for them to effectively serve ever-increasing public health needs. Food Establishments are being required to take on greater responsibility for their own self-regulation through Active Managerial Control (AMC) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) which both require staff training and monitoring by Certified Food Protection Managers during all operating hours.

Many operators have long considered Food Manager Certification requirements to be a “check the box” type of scenario and they sometimes don’t have enough properly certified managers to cover all their operating hours. This is fraught with risk because failure to comply with this law is a Misdemeanor and the penalty can include time in jail and a monetary penalty if warranted by the circumstances. Local Food Codes allow for immediate closure of Licensed Food Establishments which are found to be without a Certified Food Manager on Duty.

ServSafe® Professional Food Protection Manager Certification
Advance your career! Increase your earnings! Earn professional recognition!

ORS Interactive Food Safety provides public, In-Person ServSafe Exam Preparation Classes in Spanish and English and In-Person Exam Proctoring every week in our facility in Annandale. ORS also provides private food safety classes taught on-site at your location (minimum of 8 persons required) or in the ORS Training and Testing Center in Annandale.

ORS Interactive, Inc. has issued the Northern Virginia Certified Food Manager (NVCFM) Photo ID Card since 2003. To acquire or renew a Northern Virginia Certified Food Manager (NVCFM) Card, it is necessary for everyone to take an ANSI-ANAB Accredited Food Safety Certification Exam in a proctored testing environment and attain a passing score. Food safety certification exams in multiple languages are available (no reservations needed, immediate test scores provided) through ORS Interactive. The fee for a Northern Virginia Certified Food

ORS Interactive Food Safety
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