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Food Safety

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Programs

Contact your local Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) professional in your Rutgers Cooperative Extension county office (part of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station) for more information on how to schedule a program for a group or find out where in the community it's being offered. Workshop topics include:

Dealing with Food Allergies in Food Service - A workshop for food handlers.
Emergency Readiness for School Food Service (3MB PowerPoint file)
Be ready for a crisis by planning ahead. Tips for whether you only feed students or whether the school is used for an emergency shelter. You may request a program or download this presentation.
Food Allergies and Food Service - Overview of food allergies and strategies for protecting students in school cafeterias or customers in restaurants and supermarkets
Food Safety for Food Servers - Protect your clients, whether the public or students, from foodborne illness by practicing safe food handling. Audiences: school food service mangers or workers and organizations (PTA, religious groups, youth groups, fire houses, and others) that serve food or host meal functions.
Food Science and Food Safety Training Programs - University short courses designed to provide skills and insights into the food industry, including food science, safety, and protection.