Food Safety for Professionals

Training

Extension professionals provide professional training, resources, and expert advice.

1. Family and Community Health Sciences Department: Education focusing on handwashing, food safety in the home, ServeSafe training, food safety education for youth, food allergies, and home food preservation. Contact the FCHS professional in your Rutgers Cooperative Extension county office for information. .
2. Emergency Readiness for School Food Service - Be ready before a crisis. Tips for feeding students during an emergency or when serving as an emergency shelter.
3. Rutgers Food Industry Short Courses: food science and food safety and protection training
4. Rutgers Food Innovation Center: a food business incubation and economic development accelerator program. FIC is a food industry resource focused on developing, commercializing, marketing and selling food and beverage products.
5. Social Marketing Campaign Materials for College Campuses - Addresses food safety knowledge and behavior gaps from a nationwide study of college students.

College Classroom Powerpoint Presentations

1. What Is Foodborne Illness? (801k PowerPoint file)
2. Clean: Don't Get Caught Dirty Handed! (6.3MB PowerPoint file)
3. Cook: When the Temp is Right, Take a Bite! (4MB PowerPoint file)
4. Chill: Are You Cool Enough? (2.3MB PowerPoint file)
5. Leftovers: Know the 2 Cool Rule? (1.5MB PowerPoint file)

Exhibits and Displays

Tabletop exhibits with handouts available for loan. Contact your local FCHS professional in your Cooperative Extension county office for more information on how to borrow. Topics include:

1. Germ Alert...Safe Food Begins with You! - Photographs showing safe food handling with English & Spanish captions (see below).
2. Which Fish Are Safe to Eat?
   Some species of fish contain unsafe levels of contaminants. This exhibit helps pregnant women and high-risk individuals with compromised immune systems make safe choices when eating fish. Includes handouts.
   1. Download English Display (263k PowerPoint file)
   2. Download Spanish Display (263k PowerPoint file)