USDA Food Safety Resources Kristin Garcia, MPH, REHS Senior Food Safety Specialist Office of Food Safety USDA Food & Nutrition Service
Our mission is to protect children served by FNS Child Nutrition Programs from foodborne illness. FNS Office of Food Safety
OFS Goal Areas Agency Support Partnerships & Collaborations Research Education & Instruction Outreach & Expansion
Meet the Current OFS Team Brenda Halbrook, Director Kristin Garcia, Sr. Food Safety Specialist Charlsia Fortner, Food Safety Specialist Amy Schober, Program Analyst the Office of Food Safety at:
Food Safety Partnerships in Child Nutrition Programs
Guidance for SFAs For more information, visit: Outlines the requirements of a school food safety plan based on HACCP principles Offers practical guidance to develop SOPs and apply the process approach to HACCP
Expansion of the School Food Safety Program For more information, visit:
Recall Response Procedures Provides an overview of the recall process for USDA Foods with a focus on school meals programs. Pays particular attention to the roles of various entities in communicating information to ensure that recalls are handled in a timely and effective manner. For more information, visit:
Research Data Analyses Through a partnership with CDC, OFS analyzes foodborne outbreak data reported through NORS. Analyses are used to inform OFS research and education efforts. For more information, visit:
What’s causing illness? Journal of Environmental Health, March 2010
Norovirus Prevention For more information, visit:
Managing Food Allergies For more information, visit:
Food Defense For more information, visit:
Food Safety Immersion Courses 15 Produce Safety University fns.usda.gov/food-safety/produce-safety-university Serving up Science: The Path to Food Safety in Schools cnsafefood.k-state.edu/resources/serving-up-science
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