Three California counties operate their own local Food Handler programs that pre-date SB 602 and are NOT covered by the statewide ANSI-provider system. Which set of counties is correct?

Explanation

When SB 602 (2010) created California's statewide Food Handler Card program, three Southern California counties — San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino — were grandfathered because they already operated county-issued food handler programs that pre-dated the statute. Food workers employed in those three counties must obtain the COUNTY-issued food handler credential (sometimes called a Food Worker Card or County Food Handler Card), not a statewide ANSI-provider card. The reverse is also true: a statewide ANSI Food Handler Card is not by itself sufficient in these three counties — the county program governs locally. All other California counties (the remaining 55) are covered by the statewide SB 602 program and accept Food Handler Cards from any ANSI-accredited provider statewide. Option A names California's three largest metropolitan counties but they participate in the statewide program. Options B and D list counties that are also part of the statewide system. This county-exception rule is heavily tested because workers who move between regions need to know which credential their new employer requires.