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Adopt a resolution declaring September 2018 as Food Safety Education Month
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution declaring September 2018 as Food Safety Education Month.
SUMMARY:
September 2018 is designated as National Food Safety Education Month by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's International Food Safety Council. This campaign has been sponsored since 1994 to emphasize the importance of food safety education within the foodservice industry to prevent foodborne illness. During the month of September, this event is used by many private and public organizations, including the National Restaurant Association and Federal, State and local regulatory agencies to promote public health protection through safe food handling practices. This collaborative effort includes the restaurant industry and the Department's Environmental Health Specialists with a focus on the culture of food safety at the operational level by observation and training of local restaurant kitchen operators.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost of preparing this report is borne by the department and is minimal. Approximately $500 is allocated to print the handouts and posters. The department recovers cost for managing the retail food protection program through fees for permits and plan review. Cost associated with activity in support of National Food Education Month (inspections, educational outreach and printing/distribution of flyers) is included in the department's FY2018/19 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Since 2004 the County has been a member of a regional partnership program with other local environmental health agencies, including those from Alameda, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties, sponsored by the United States Food and Dr...
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