CFSHM
Credential type: certification examination · verified on the issuer's site September 19, 2026 issuer page
Retired exam
The National Registry of Food Safety Professionals no longer offers the Certified Food Safety HACCP Manager examination. Its Exam Center enumerates the exams a candidate can take - 'Take an Exam Food Manager For restaurant and commercial food service managers, wait staff, chefs, bartenders, hosts and hostesses, students, cooks, and shift leaders. Grocery Manager For grocery store general, department, and category managers, baristas, cashiers, front end associates, and food service clerks. Food Handler For food handlers, supervisors, servers, suppliers, culinary students, food demonstrators, and volunteers.' - and no HACCP exam appears there, in the Shop (whose categories are 'Administrator Resources (1) Food Safety Manager Resources (2) Grocery Manager Resources (1) Reprints (1)') or in the site navigation. The 2017 candidate information bulletin and the content outline remain hosted as files, and existing holders can still order a reprint ('Replace your food safety manager, grocery manager, convenience store manager, or HACCP manager certificate with a new printed certificate.'). No retirement notice or date is printed.
No direct replacement is named in the reviewed official sources.
The HACCP Manager Certification is administered by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP). This professional certification evaluation tests your understanding of conducting preliminary activities, performing hazard analyses, setting up detailed control measures, executing verification activities, and implementing continuous improvement activities across food safety systems with a total of 90 questions.
Food safety professionals, managers, and operators working in retail food stores, food service establishments, and processing environments who need to demonstrate competence in managing food safety systems.
Review the official exam guide provided by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) carefully before your test date. Focus your daily study sessions on hazard analysis principles, control measures, and verification methods. Complete practice questions to ensure familiarity with the testing format and time constraints.
This domain focuses heavily on the initial steps required before building a HACCP plan, including assembling the multidisciplinary team, describing products and distribution methods, and identifying intended uses and consumers.
This domain covers the identification and evaluation of biological, chemical, and physical food safety hazards associated with various food products and processing environments to determine overall risk levels and severity.
This domain centers entirely on setting up precise control limits, establishing effective monitoring procedures, and defining appropriate corrective actions for any identified biological, chemical, or physical food safety hazards.
This domain addresses the specific methods and protocols used to confirm that the implemented HACCP system is functioning correctly, accurately, and effectively according to established industry standards and regulatory requirements.
This domain deals with the practical, day-to-day application of the system and ongoing maintenance activities necessary to continuously improve food safety performance across all operational departments and processing environments.
The examination contains a total of 90 questions covering all operational domains outlined by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) to ensure proper knowledge of food safety management.
You must achieve a scaled score of 75 or higher in order to successfully pass the HACCP Manager Certification exam and earn your professional credential.
All test takers are given exactly 120 minutes of testing time to complete all required questions on the examination administration day without any exception granted during the testing period.
This professional certification program is administered, managed, and certified by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) under recognized food safety standards and official testing guidelines.
Verified 2026-09-13
This page was constructed using official exam guides, content outlines, and documentation provided by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP).