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USDA Food Safety Resources Kristin Garcia, MPH, REHS Senior Food Safety Specialist Office of Food Safety USDA Food & Nutrition Service
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Our mission is to protect children served by FNS Child Nutrition Programs from foodborne illness. FNS Office of Food Safety www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources
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OFS Goal Areas Agency Support Partnerships & Collaborations Research Education & Instruction Outreach & Expansion
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Meet the Current OFS Team Brenda Halbrook, Director Kristin Garcia, Sr. Food Safety Specialist Charlsia Fortner, Food Safety Specialist Amy Schober, Program Analyst Email the Office of Food Safety at: foodsafety@fns.usda.gov
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Food Safety Partnerships in Child Nutrition Programs
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Guidance for SFAs For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety 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
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Expansion of the School Food Safety Program For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety
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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: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/hold-and-recall-procedures
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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: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources##Outbreak
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What’s causing illness? Journal of Environmental Health, March 2010
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Norovirus Prevention For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources#Norovirus
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Managing Food Allergies For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources#Allergy
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Food Defense For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources#Defense
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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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www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/produce-safety-resources www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/take-home-training-professional-standards
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