The Maricopa County Environmental Services Department is proud to present an innovative program that promotes food safety practices and rewards industry for their food safety systems. All county food-related establishments now have the opportunity to partner with Maricopa County in implementing a proactive approach to reducing foodborne illness risk factors. The Department looked to implement Active Managerial Control (AMC) into its routine food safety inspections as an embodiment of a preventative rather than reactive approach to preventing foodborne illness. Through various stakeholder meetings the department developed a structure by which the Department can assess the degree of AMC in food establishments and will reward and recognize industry for having effective food safety systems. By implementing this program our inspectors can focus their inspections on assessing the degree of active managerial control an operator has over the potential foodborne illness risk factors and our inspectors can be assured that they are making a greater impact on reducing potential foodborne illness. The Department also hopes to achieve cost control of its food safety programs as well as gain defensible data to require food establishments to enroll in this program.
This year the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has added a new way to participate in the Call for Abstracts process for the Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition. It is called, "Be a voice" and it gives you the opportunity to tell us what you’d like to experience at the AEC. Tell us topics you’d like to hear about and speakers you’d like to see. Review abstracts and provide input.
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