The planning team includes all members of the New England food safety team. Martha Patnoad Extension Food Safety Specialist University of Rhode Island Dale Steen Extension Food Safety specialist University of Vermont Karen Schneider Extension Food Safety Specialist Principle Investigator Coordinates project, manages budget, prepares reports. Co-Principle Investigator Helps coordinate project, prepares reports. Team members, participate in workshop, provides input to planning process, help develop New England Extension food safety plan.
Issues continue to emerge from the food safety arena.
More comprehensive and consistent information, resources and delivery systems are needed to provide effective food safety education to consumers, producers, processors and retail food establishments. While the needs for comprehensive, consistent food safety information and education has grown, funding mechanisms for food safety programming have changed and our personnel and programming resources have become more limited. The NE Food Safety Team will develop a coordinated long-term plan for meeting the food safety education and training needs of NE residents. The planning retreat will be organized as a visioning workshop. The retreat will be 2 to 3 days long.