State mandating food safety certification at all eateries | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS State mandating food safety certification at all eateries Many people in New York state’s restaurant industry must return to school this year and earn a food Shares0 Many people in New York state’s restaurant industry must return to school this year and earn a food safety certification now required under state law. David J. Wixted, a technical specialist in Schenectady County Community College’s Department of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism, is anxious to spread the news. As project coordinator of the New York State Hospitality Grant, which has been charged with running one-day seminars for food service personnel, Wixted does not think some establishments know about the new rule.