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Protecting Fairgoers through Education, Awareness, and Standarized Food Inspection

Keywords / Description:

This promising practice outlines how one health department implemented fair food protection strategies.  They include:

• Vendor education on food inspection and safe food handling
• General public education on handwashing and other fairgoers health issues
• Local health department efficiency through a database of information on vendors and planned food menus
• Foster collaboration and cooperation between food vendors, fair staff, and local health officials

Toolkit:

Food Safety Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Environmental Health, Food Safety

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

Northeast District Department of Health

Submitted:

06/18/2007

Modified:

07/06/2011

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