Early in 2011 the Minnesota Food Code Rule Revision Committee voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Food and Drug Administration food allergen recommendations. The committee agreed to adopt language regarding training:
"Employees are properly trained in food safety, including food allergy awareness, as it relates to their assigned duties."
The Food Allergen Subcommittee encouraged Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Health, and the University of Minnesota, to develop training to address food allergen issues. Taking a proactive approach, our team decided to develop an online food allergen training course. We worked in consultation with an advisory group representing industry, regulatory, academia, and food service employees.
The course is approximately one hour in length and provides interactive activities, real life situations, decision making and application of concepts. By the end of the course, learners will be able to make informed decisions and provide safe food to the people they serve.
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.
Help NEHA develop a training and education experience that continues to advance the proficiency of the environmental health profession AND helps create bottom line improvements for your organization!To search for specific abstracts, please use the search box located at the top left of the page (*next to the Blogger icon).
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