Industry-Foodborne Illness Investigation Training opportunity
Written by Sandy Hulbert Monday, 06 February 2012 14:31
NEHA’s Industry-Foodborne Illness Investigation Training (I-FIIT) will be held at the Food Safety Summit in Washington, DC on April 16, 2012.
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) in collaboration with the Food Safety Summit is pleased to offer a one day face-to-face training opportunity designed for those in industry at the retail food service, food stores and restaurant level. Industry-Foodborne Illness Investigation Training (I-FIIT) will provide you and your establishment a better understanding of the foodborne investigation process as a whole; setting the foundation for stronger collaborative efforts between you, your company and public health professionals. The bottom line is: at the end of the day, everyone wants to provide safe, wholesome and healthy food to their customers. This workshop will give you the tools and insight needed to efficiently and effectively handle potential issues that may come your way. The workshop is for retail food store/restaurant representatives and it will bring you together with government food safety officials and other involved personnel to improve foodborne disease outbreak response by identifying industry’s roles and responsibilities during a foodborne disease incident. This workshop is recommended for the mid-level manager and above and is composed of interactive group exercises, Q&A sessions, and lectures spanning the scope of an investigation. Upon completion of the course, each attendee will be awarded with a Certificate of Completion and 7.5 NEHA Continuing Credits. Attendees will receive the I-FIIT Course Manual, a copy of the FDA Retail Food Protection: Employee Health and Personal Hygiene Handbook as well as various handouts, forms and useful resources. Space is limited to 30 people so early registration is recommended. Cost to attend the workshop is $350 per person. The workshop is scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012 in Washington, DC from 8:00am – 5:00pm. Deadline to register for this workshop is March 2, 2012. For more information about I-FIIT, please visit www.NEHA.org/IFIIT. You may register for this pre-conference workshop directly through the Food Safety Summit website at http://www.foodsafetysummit.com/.
