Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaborative

Our interactive Food Code adoption map just got better! We've added filters for regulatory agency types and the number of agencies per state, plus improved the visibility of U.S. territories. And now, you can download our data to support your work. Explore the new dashboard: https://ow.ly/Mlpr50T1zTZ

???New Podcast Episode??? In this third installment of five-part Food Safety series, NACCHO is joined by Melissa Ham from Wake County Environmental Services at the time of the interview and has since joined Hoke County Environmental Health in North Carolina. The discussion focuses on efforts to address foodborne illnesses through retail food programs and how the work from the Retail Program Standards Network in North Carolina has impacted retail food safety work on the local level. ??Listen to the new episode here: https://ow.ly/vJbt50Uc2O3 ??Catch up on previous episodes here: https://bit.ly/3CI5Cew

Registration is now open for the 2024 InFORM Regional Meetings. Get your spot at the table to plan and strategize with professionals involved with foodborne and enteric disease outbreak response like you. Review the agenda and register: https://ow.ly/Vjfk50U6qIB

Just released: Supplement to the 2022 Food Code! Key updates include new surface disinfection protocols, container reuse guidelines, and enhanced food defense measures. Learn more: https://ow.ly/U9Gy50U4LZQ

Are you looking to tackle the Retail Program Standards? The National Environmental Health Association-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program can help! The grant portal is open until Nov 20. Join a Q&A webinar on Oct 29 to answer your questions about the application, training, and deadlines. https://lnkd.in/gaBdr6Y3

In our second installment of the five-part Food Safety #Podcast miniseries, Nicholas Adams, Senior Program Analyst on NACCHO’s Food Safety Team, is joined by Lane Drager, Consumer Protection Program Coordinator at Boulder County Public Health in Boulder County, Colorado. For several years, Boulder County has served as a mentor for NACCHO’s Food Safety #Mentorship Program under the National Environmental Health Association-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model, NACCHO’s Food Safety Workgroup, and with the Council to Improve Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response. In their conversation, Drager discusses Boulder County Environmental Health Division’s oral learner train the trainer program that provides essential food safety training to retail food service staff, regardless of their spoken language. https://lnkd.in/eTvnJccD

The Retail Food Outbreak Investigation Exercise is now available from the Association of Food and Drug Officials. Test your foodborne illness outbreak response plans, evaluate your agency's readiness, improve interagency collaboration, and enhance communication strategies: https://ow.ly/mwrR50TMcQX

Share this allergen poster with your facilities and use the allergen checklist for your inspections. Both resources were developed by the National Environmental Health Association’s Food Safety Program Committee. https://lnkd.in/gjiTSTWK

The grant portal for the National Environmental Health Association-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program is open! Join a Q&A webinar on Oct 29 to answer your questions about the CY2025 application and process. https://lnkd.in/gaBdr6Y3

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s EATS 101 & 102 are open for registration. These free, self-guided, virtual courses address the role of environmental assessments in the broader context of foodborne illness outbreak investigations and the food safety system. Learn and practice concepts, key skills, and steps for environmental assessments of restaurants implicated in an outbreak. CEUs are available. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eUzDs3jZ