What is the cheapest way to prepare for the NYC Food Protection Certificate exam?

Start with what costs nothing: 240 practice questions on PrepPass, with explanations and no signup. If you want it taught in one file you keep, the full study guide is $14.99 once; the printable cram sheet for the last days is $9.99. No subscription on any of them.

Who administers the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Health Academy. No third-party vendor: the City runs both the course and the examination. The requirement comes from the New York City Health Code, which obliges supervisors of food service establishments to hold a Food Protection Certificate.

How many questions are on the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?

Not published by NYC DOHMH. NYC states that the exam exists, where it is sat and what it costs, but never how many questions it has. The “10 questions / seven out of 10” figure widely returned for this exam is official NYC text about the Mobile Food Vendor renewal exam — a different credential.

How long is the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?

Not published by NYC DOHMH. No exam time limit appears on any NYC page. What NYC does publish is COURSE length — the classroom course is 15 hours over five days, and the online course is 15 lessons — which is not exam length.

What is the passing score for the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?

Not published by NYC DOHMH. NYC publishes the consequence of failing but no cut score for the final examination. The published “pass a quiz before moving on” rule applies to the 15 in-course lesson quizzes, not to the final exam.

How much does the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination cost?

$114 — Classroom course, examination included (NYC DOHMH / Health Academy, one-time); $24 — Final examination after the free online course (NYC DOHMH / Health Academy, per attempt). The online course itself is free; the examination that turns it into a certificate is not. Card payments add a 2.49% convenience fee on the classroom course and a $0.60 fee on the examination.

What languages is the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination offered in?

English + 36 further languages, not individually named by the authority. Stated exactly as NYC Health words it — “English and 36 other languages” — and not as a total, because the City's own properties disagree: NYC 311 words the same fact as 36 languages in all, and NYC Business as 37. The COURSE is narrower than the exam: classroom in English, Spanish and Bengali; online in English, Spanish and Chinese.

Does the NYC Food Protection Certificate cram sheet come as a PDF?

Yes — NYC Food Protection Certificate — Cram Sheet (2026) downloads as PDF, 25 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.

How much does the NYC Food Protection Certificate cram sheet cost?

$9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.

What is the difference between the NYC Food Protection Certificate study guide and the cram sheet?

The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter and is meant to be read over weeks. The cram sheet ($9.99, 25 pages) drops the teaching and keeps the figures: every number on the exam grouped by value so the confusable ones sit together, each reference page paired with a recall page that blanks the answers, and four routes by days left — 14, 7, 3, or tonight. They are separate purchases; neither replaces the other.

Is this the official NYC Food Protection Certificate cram sheet?

No. This is an independent cram sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. It is written from NYC Health Code Article 81 / NYC DOHMH Food Protection Course. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.

NYC Food Protection Certificate · 2026 Edition

NYC Food Protection Certificate — Cram Sheet (2026)

Every figure the NYC Food Protection Certificate exam turns on, pooled by value on reference sheets with a recall twin — and four routes through them: 14 days, 7, 3, or tonight.

25-page printable cram packet: the figures without the teaching, each reference page paired with a recall page you fill in from memory
Cross-referenced against NYC Health Code Article 81 / NYC DOHMH Food Protection Course
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About the exam itself

New York City Food Protection Certificate examination — Exam facts
Administering body	New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Health Academy Source: NYC Health — Food Protection: Free Online Training
Questions	Not published by NYC DOHMH What we read and found nothing in: NYC Health — Food Protection: Free Online Training
Time limit	Not published by NYC DOHMH What we read and found nothing in: NYC Health — Food Protection: Classroom Course
Passing score	Not published by NYC DOHMH What we read and found nothing in: NYC Health — Food Protection Course Online Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Fees	$114 — Classroom course, examination included (NYC DOHMH / Health Academy, one-time) $24 — Final examination after the free online course (NYC DOHMH / Health Academy, per attempt) Source: NYC Health — Food Protection: Free Online Training
Languages offered	English + 36 further languages, not individually named by the authority Source: NYC Health — Food Protection: Free Online Training

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What is the cheapest way to prepare for the NYC Food Protection Certificate exam?: Start with what costs nothing: 240 practice questions on PrepPass, with explanations and no signup. If you want it taught in one file you keep, the full study guide is $14.99 once; the printable cram sheet for the last days is $9.99. No subscription on any of them.
Who administers the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), Health Academy. No third-party vendor: the City runs both the course and the examination. The requirement comes from the New York City Health Code, which obliges supervisors of food service establishments to hold a Food Protection Certificate.
How many questions are on the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?: Not published by NYC DOHMH. NYC states that the exam exists, where it is sat and what it costs, but never how many questions it has. The “10 questions / seven out of 10” figure widely returned for this exam is official NYC text about the Mobile Food Vendor renewal exam — a different credential.
How long is the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?: Not published by NYC DOHMH. No exam time limit appears on any NYC page. What NYC does publish is COURSE length — the classroom course is 15 hours over five days, and the online course is 15 lessons — which is not exam length.
What is the passing score for the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination?: Not published by NYC DOHMH. NYC publishes the consequence of failing but no cut score for the final examination. The published “pass a quiz before moving on” rule applies to the 15 in-course lesson quizzes, not to the final exam.
How much does the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination cost?: $114 — Classroom course, examination included (NYC DOHMH / Health Academy, one-time); $24 — Final examination after the free online course (NYC DOHMH / Health Academy, per attempt). The online course itself is free; the examination that turns it into a certificate is not. Card payments add a 2.49% convenience fee on the classroom course and a $0.60 fee on the examination.
What languages is the New York City Food Protection Certificate examination offered in?: English + 36 further languages, not individually named by the authority. Stated exactly as NYC Health words it — “English and 36 other languages” — and not as a total, because the City's own properties disagree: NYC 311 words the same fact as 36 languages in all, and NYC Business as 37. The COURSE is narrower than the exam: classroom in English, Spanish and Bengali; online in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Does the NYC Food Protection Certificate cram sheet come as a PDF?: Yes — NYC Food Protection Certificate — Cram Sheet (2026) downloads as PDF, 25 pages. The download link is emailed the moment payment clears and does not expire.
How much does the NYC Food Protection Certificate cram sheet cost?: $9.99, once. There is no subscription and no account to create; the PDF file is yours to keep.
Are there free NYC Food Protection Certificate practice questions?: Yes — 240 of them, free to use with no signup and an explanation on every one. They are separate from this cram sheet, which is what you are buying here.
What is the difference between the NYC Food Protection Certificate study guide and the cram sheet?: The study guide ($14.99) teaches the material chapter by chapter and is meant to be read over weeks. The cram sheet ($9.99, 25 pages) drops the teaching and keeps the figures: every number on the exam grouped by value so the confusable ones sit together, each reference page paired with a recall page that blanks the answers, and four routes by days left — 14, 7, 3, or tonight. They are separate purchases; neither replaces the other.
Is this the official NYC Food Protection Certificate cram sheet?: No. This is an independent cram sheet and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the exam's awarding body. It is written from NYC Health Code Article 81 / NYC DOHMH Food Protection Course. Always confirm current requirements with the body that issues your licence.

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Included

Every figure pooled by value — the exam's own confusable sets side by side, each inside the clause that makes it right
A RECALL twin of every REFERENCE sheet: same rules, same positions, figures blanked — print double-sided, cover, write, flip
A concept self-test for the rules with no figure to blank
Four routes through the same pages: 14 days, 7 days, 3 days, tonight
A fold-out exam-morning card of the figures two or more rules share
Every rule id links to the free chapter that teaches it

Not included

No printed copy is shipped — this is a file you download and can print yourself
No video course, instructor or tutoring comes with the book — the free videos on the site are separate
Not your exam registration or the testing centre's fee, which you still pay to the official body

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Every figure the NYC Food Protection Certificate exam turns on, pooled by value on reference sheets with a recall twin — and four routes through them: 14 days, 7, 3, or tonight.

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The practice questions and timed mock stay free. This $9.99 packet is not a shorter study guide: it drops the teaching and keeps the exam's figures, set out for the last days before the exam.

Reference pages of the exam's figures, each paired with a recall page that blanks them — print double-sided, cover, write, flip
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