Competencies

A food safety educator must be knowledgeable about the basic principles of food safety.  To help educators, a listing of the competencies that are needed are listed below.  

• General Food Safety Competencies
• Food Safety Competencies for Educators Teaching Foodservice Workers
• Food Safety Competencies for Educators Teaching Consumers
• Food Safety Competencies for Educators Teaching Home-based Food Entrepreneurs
• Food Safety Competencies for Educators Teaching Home Food Preservation Techniques

Food safety educators must also keep up with current food safety issues that appear in the news, in government press releases, or in research publications.  To make it easier for educators to stay current, a directory of the latest food safety news, government press releases, and research abstracts will be posted to the Web site.

• Government press releases
• News
• Research

If you have questions, contact Dr. Angela Fraser, Associate Professor/Food Safety Education Specialist, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

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