Food Worker Card & Manager Certification — Seattle
All Washington food workers must hold a Food Worker Card, and King County requires a Certified Food Protection Manager at permitted establishments.
Overview
Every food establishment employee (cooks, bartenders, servers, hosts, bussers) must obtain a Washington Food Worker Card (class + test, online or in person).
Public Health – Seattle & King County also requires at least one Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) — a nationally accredited certificate (ServSafe / Prometric / equivalent) — before the food permit is issued. (Alcohol servers separately need a MAST permit — see the liquor article.)
What SpoonSeal tracks
The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
Stay ahead of this requirement
SpoonSeal stores your documents, tracks expirations, and reminds you before anything lapses — so you are always inspection-ready.
Get started free →This guide is informational and not legal advice. Always confirm current requirements with the official agency linked above.