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1 USDA Food Safety Resources Kristin Garcia, MPH, REHS Senior Food Safety Specialist Office of Food Safety USDA Food & Nutrition Service

2 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

3 OFS Goal Areas Agency Support Partnerships & Collaborations Research Education & Instruction Outreach & Expansion

4 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

5 Food Safety Partnerships in Child Nutrition Programs

6 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

7 Expansion of the School Food Safety Program For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety

8 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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10 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

11 What’s causing illness? Journal of Environmental Health, March 2010

12 Norovirus Prevention For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources#Norovirus

13 Managing Food Allergies For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources#Allergy

14 Food Defense For more information, visit: www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/food-safety-resources#Defense

15 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

16 www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/produce-safety-resources www.fns.usda.gov/food-safety/take-home-training-professional-standards

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