Assessing food safety training needs of environmental health specialists in the U.S.: focus group summary.

J Environ Health

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Department, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA.

Published: April 2010

As part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service grant, six focus group sessions on the topic of food safety education and training were held June 24, 2008, at NEHA's Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition in Tucson, Arizona. A total of 30 participants attended one of the six 50-minute sessions. Participants were NEHA conference attendees and nearly all stated they had a food safety training and education role in their job. A series of questions related to food safety at retail and food service levels was asked. This report summarizes some of the opinions provided by focus group participants.

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