International Food Safety Council September 1999 * National Food Safety Education SM About This Training & Promotion Guide for National Food Safety Education Month 1999

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This National Food Safety Education Month^SM Training & Promotion Guide is intended for use by state and local health department staff members who work with retail food establishments. Some of the ideas and materials may be more relevant to you than others; please select the information that best suits your goals and resources.

We also encourage you to form partnerships with other state and local organizations (such as state restaurant associations and other food industry organizations) to plan and implement National Food Safety Education Month activities. Examples of successful partnerships from previous years are provided in this Guide.

You may wish to duplicate and distribute information and materials contained in this Guide to retail food establishments in your area. Or, they may access similar training and promotion materials by visiting the International Food Safety Council Web site at www.foodsafetycouncil.org.

Please also be sure to let us know about your National Food Safety Education Month plans and activities - your feedback is important to the continued success of this annual observance. We will promote the most innovative ideas in the International Food Safety Council's magazine, Best Practices. A feedback form is provided in this Guide for your convenience.

 
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* Distributed August 1999 for use in September 1999 as part of the International Food Safety Council's National Food Safety Education Month.

National Food Safety Education MonthSM is sponsored by the International Food Safety Council, a restaurant and foodservice industry coalition committed to food safety education, formed by the National Restaurant Association's Educational Foundation. For more information about enrolling in the Council free of charge, call 800/456-0111.