1. USDA Food & Nutrition Service Office of Food Safety Program Overview Charlsia Fortner Food Safety Specialist USDA, FNS, Office of Food Safety

2. The mission of the Office of Food Safety is to protect children served by FNS nutrition assistance programs from foodborne illness. Mission

3. Meet the current team! FNS Office of Food Safety Brenda Halbrook, Director Kristin Garcia, Food Safety Specialist Charlsia Fortner, Food Safety Specialist Amy Schober, Program Analyst

4. Program Goal Areas Research Education & Instruction Outreach & Expansion Agency Support Partnerships & Collaborations

5. Research The Center of Excellence for Food Safety Research in Child Nutrition Programs at Kansas State University provides science- based solutions to problems affecting food safety in child nutrition programs across the United States. For more information, visit: cnsafefood.k-state.edu/research Select Examples Employee Behavior Change & Creating a Culture of Food Safety Microbiological Quality of Food & TCS Food Outside of the Cafeteria Food Allergy Management in Schools Safe Cooling of Foods

6. 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. Research

7. Education & Instruction In cooperation with the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) at the University of Mississippi, OFS provides food safety education and instruction that promotes the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs. For more information, visit: nfsmi.org Select Examples Managing Food Allergies in Schools / Child Care Norovirus Prevention Employee Health & Hygiene in Schools / Child Care

8. Education and Instruction For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety

9. Outreach & Expansion 9 Serving up Science: The Path to Food Safety in Schools cnsafefood.k-state.edu/resources/serving-up-science Food Safety Immersion Courses

10. Outreach & Expansion 10 Produce Safety University www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/produce-safety-university Food Safety Immersion Courses

11. Agency Support

13. Partnerships & Collaborations Federal Partnerships Other Partnerships & Collaborations

14. TAKE HOME THOUGHT “It has been said, what we know and what we believe is of little consequence. It is what we do that is important. When it comes to food safety, this point is certainly true.” - Frank Yiannas, author of Food Safety Culture, Creating a Behavior- Based Food Safety Management System

15. Thank You! Find us online at: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety