 Educator Resources
Food safety educators play a critical role in decreasing the risk and
incidence of foodborne illness in the U.S. Because food safety is so
complex, an educator needs to meet a level of competency to assure that
they are presenting correct food safety information in a confident and
credible manner.
This section contains resources that will enhance the educators
knowledge about food safety.
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Competencies.
A list of 103 competencies that educators who teach food safety is
provided. The competencies are divided into four groups -- general
food safety, food safety for consumers, food safety for foodservice,
and food safety for home entrepreneurs. For each competency there is
a backgrounder that will help begin mastering the competency.
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Food
Microbiology. A Food Microbiology manual consisting of 12
sections has been prepared to provide food safety educators an
overview of foodborne hazards and means to control them.
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Evaluation.
A series of nine modules were designed to help food safety educators
better understand the basics of program evaluation.
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