| Practice Type: |
Model |
| Program Name: |
Safe Food Crew |
| Organization: |
Madison Department of Public Health |
| Web site: |
www.safefoodcrew.org |
| Overview: |
The Safe Food Crew program was developed with the assistance of a $50,000 FDA Innovative Food Safety Grant. It is a program that provides 15 food safety modules to restaurant operators so they can train their own staff in-house. A public recognition component for those who meet the requirements adds to the value of the program.
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| Year Submitted: |
2005 |
| Responsiveness and Innovation: |
This project was developed with the assistance of a $50,000 FDA Innovative Food Safety Grant. It is a program that provides 15 food safety modules to restaurant operators so they can train their own staff in-house. A public recognition component for those who meet the requirements adds to the value of the program.
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| Agency and Community Roles: |
Madison Department of Public Health (MDPH) conceived the idea and all health inspectors participated in the development and writing of the modules and training guide material. The Safe Food Advisory Committee(a sub-committee of the Public Health Commission consisting of 9 food industry representatives) advised us on all aspects of this project and helped us make many changes and improvements to result in the final product. Other restaurants participated in field trial evaluations which resulted in more improvements. The local media was invited to a press conference at one of the restaurants and all major media have done stories on the new program. We have received very positive feedback from all who have tried the training modules.
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| Costs and Expenditures: |
Although the program was developed with a grant it is sustainable. All training material may be downloaded from the web. MDPH will update the web material annually or at time of code changes, which will be very minimal cost to us and no cost to others using the material. There is a small $2.00 per decal cost for establishments who successfully complete the training. Additionally there is some tracking that needs to be done by clerical staff as establishments send their paperwork in. This too, is minimal. Estimated cost is between $1000 to $2000 per year for a program that will significantly increase the number of food handlers exposed to safe food training.
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| Implementation: |
This project was developed with the assistance of a $50,000 FDA Innovative Food Safety Grant. It is a program that provides 15 food safety modules to restaurant operators so they can train their own staff in-house. A public recognition component for those who meet the requirements adds to the value of the program.
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