Define: Food handler

The meaning of “Food handler” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Food handler defined in a legal contract?

  • Food handler means a person who is employed in a place where food is prepared and may be involved in the manufacturing or handling of that food. Seen in 10 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means a person who works with unpackaged food, food equipment, utensils or surfaces that will come in contact with food in a food service establishment. Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means a person who handles food utensils or prepares, processes or serves food or beverages for people other than members of their own household. Seen in 8 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means any person who directly handles packaged or unpackaged food, food equipment and utensils, or food contact surfaces and is thus expected to comply with food hygiene requirements. Seen in 7 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means persons involved in the supervision, preparation, or service of food in a restaurant or food service facility. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means any person who directly handles packaged or unpackaged food, food equipment and utensils, or food contact surfaces. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means a person who prepares, handles, packages, serves or stores food or handles utensils, or assists another person in any of those tasks at a food facility that requires a permit. Seen in 5 SEC filings.
  • Food handler means any person who works part-time or full-time in a food service establishment and who moves food or food containers, prepares, stores, or serves food, comes in contact with any food, utensil, tableware or equipment, or washes the same. Seen in 4 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of food handler' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Food handler means a person involved in preparing, handling or serving food, and in contact with food equipment and utensils.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Hiring new employees at a food service establishment.
  • Outsourcing food preparation to a catering company.
  • Leasing a new restaurant location.
  • Forming a franchise agreement involving food service.

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Food handler means any person involved in the movement, storage of food, or the cleaning of food containers and equipment.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Hiring services for food transportation or warehouse storage.
  • Hiring clean-up and waste management services for a food processing facility.

Relevant Sectors

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Food handler means a person involved in preparing, handling or serving food, and in contact with food equipment and utensils.

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