Developing a Food Safety

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1 FDA SOUTHEAST REGION ANNUAL FOOD SAFETY SEMINAR November 7-10, 2011 Developing a Food Safety And Defense Workshop JoAnn Pittman Regional Public Affairs Specialist U. S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs

2 Presentation Objectives Describe the development of FDA s Food Safety and Defense Workshop Show how the workshop supports FDA s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) foodborne disease prevention cornerstone Provide an example of FDA collaboration with other government and non-government entities on public health matters

3 Agenda Food Safety - An Essential Priority Maintaining and Improving Food Safety Foodborne Disease Prevention Food Safety and Defense Workshop Workshop Audience and Objectives Workshop Format What s Next

4 Food Safety An Essential Priority American consumer food supplies Food illness is a significant health burden Foodborne illness is not just a stomach ache Adverse financial and economic impacts

5 Maintaining and Improving Food Safety Challenging dynamics New food sources and new hazards New disease-causing organisms More complex production/processing and distribution methods Globalization of the food supply Consumer demand for less processed foods More food service providers and retail food establishments

6 Maintaining and Improving Food Safety Response to Challenges FDA s Proactive and comprehensive food protection plan Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) New authorities and mandates Prevention is the cornerstone

7 Foodborne Disease Prevention Modifying behavior of food employees Key component of foodborne disease prevention An effective food safety training program achieves recurring proper food safety practices Unfortunately, too often this outcome is not achieved

8 Food Safety and Defense Workshop FDA Center for food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Office of Food Defense, Communications and Emergency Response: FY 2006, Call for Food Defense Project Proposals from FDA ORA Public Affairs Specialists (PAS) FDA Project Proposal Team Atlanta District Public Affairs Specialist Southeast Region Retail Food Specialists

9 Food Safety and Defense Workshop Workshop development: Team expanded Georgia Environment Health Association Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Food Safety and Defense Task Force Metro Atlanta County Health Departments Workshop completed: First delivery in 2006

10 Food Safety and Defense Workshop Audience Small independent retail and food service establishments Represent the largest majority of food establishments Have less resources for quality assurance and food safety programs Hardest to reach by traditional regulatory initiatives Owners, managers and employees

11 Food Safety and Defense Workshop Workshop development objectives Create training materials and methods of instructions to make food safety and food defense training more effective at changing behavior Structure training materials and techniques toward influencing food service and retail establishment employees to implement and practice on a continual basis what they are taught about food defense and foodborne disease prevention

12 Food Safety and Defense Workshop Five foodborne risk factors targeted Improper Cooking Improper Holding/Cooling Contamination Equipment/Protection From Contamination Poor Personal Hygiene Unapproved Sources

13 Food Safety and Defense Workshop Design emphasis Possible and likely consequences to customers, employees and food establishments when proper food safety practices are not implemented Interactive and non-threatening Multi-dimensional Hands-on-demonstrations

14 Workshop Format Facility Large Ballroom About 70 attendees Areas for Five (5) food safety breakout stations

15 Agenda Workshop Format Welcome and Pre-workshop Assessment Headlines You Don t Want to Make Five Food Safety Risks Workstation Breakouts Defending Your Food Against Intentional Contamination Post Workshop Assessment Distribution of Training/Demonstration materials

16 Workshop Format Welcome, introductions and pre-workshop assessment

17 Workshop Format Consequences of improper food safety practices Presentation Headlines You Don t want to make Legal/financial penalties & costs Recalls -Damage to reputation

18 Improper cooking Checking Temperature Safe Cooking Temps for Different Products Workshop Format

19 Improper Holding/Cooling How to Cool Foods Risks and Results for Different Methods Workshop Format

20 Workshop Format Contaminated Equipment/Protection From Contamination Three Compartment Sink Sani Buckets Demonstrated Testing Proper Food Storage

21 Workshop Format Poor Personal Hygiene Proper Hand Washing No Bare Hand Contact With Ready to Eat Food Employee Health Policy

22 Approved Sources Foods Obtained from Sources that Comply with Law Labeling and Packaging Compliance Hermetically Sealed Containers Workshop Format

23 Workshop Format Food Defense ALERT & Employees FIRST Real World Examples of Need for Food Defense

24 5 TH ANNUAL FDA FOOD SAFETY AND DEFENSE WORKSHOP Charlotte, North Carolina August 17, 2011 YouTube footage

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26 FDA Food Safety and Defense Workshop Team Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Southeast Regional Food and Drug Director Division of Human Resource Development Southeast Region Emergency Response and Preparedness Atlanta District Office Director, Public Affairs Office Southeast Region, State Cooperative Programs, Director Southeast Region, State Cooperative Programs, Retail Food Specialists Pacific Region, Public Affairs Office Pacific Region, State Cooperative Programs, Retail Food Specialists New England District, Public Affairs Office Northeast Region, State Cooperative Programs, Retail Food Specialists

27 FDA Food Safety and Defense Workshop Team Collaborating Stakeholders Buena Vista Consulting Marler Clark LLP PS Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Environmental Health Association Georgia Fulton County Department of Health Georgia Food Safety and Defense Task Force Georgia DeKalb County Health Department Georgia Gwinnett County Health Department North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association North Carolina Charlotte Area Hotel Association North Carolina Mecklenburg County Health Department Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Association of Food and Drug Officials of the Southern States (AFDOSS)

28 What s Next Increasing Workshop Scope and Effectiveness Expand food risk factors breakout sessions Make workshops portable Facilitate integration into food establishment s ongoing food safety and defense training programs Continue adding partners and increase workshop coverage to other FDA regions