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Issue Number: Council II 020
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The renamed CFP standing committee, the "Food Protection Manager Certification Committee" (FPMCC) shall be charged to continue its work and has identified the following specific charges:
- continue working with the CFP Executive Board and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-CFP Accreditation Committee (ACAC) to maintain the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs in an up-to-date format.
- investigate if the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs should create more alignment with ISO17024 and propose changes if needed.
- determine how Committee membership vacancies and change of membership representation are addressed in the Committee bylaws and propose changes if needed.
Public Health Significance
Food establishments have fewer critical risk factors when there are employees who have a Food Protection Manager Certification in accordance with the Conference for Food Protection's Standards, according to the CDC as stated in the endorsement letter to the Conference dated April 5, 2006, and referenced on the Conference Website. (http://www.foodprotect.org/media/managercert/MTTC_cdc_endorse.pdf)
Recommended Solution: The Conference recommends...
that the Food Protection Manager Certification Committee (FPMCC), a standing committee of the Conference be charged to:
- continue working with the CFP Executive Board and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-CFP Accreditation Committee (ACAC) to maintain the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs in an up-to-date format.
- investigate if the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs should create more alignment with ISO (International Standards Organization) 17024 and propose changes if needed.
- determine how Committee membership vacancies and change of membership representation are addressed in the Committee bylaws and propose changes if needed.
- report back to the 2012 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection.
Submitter Information
| Name | Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Chair |
| Organization | Food Protection Manager Training, Testing and Certification Committee |
| Address |
Lincoln-Lancaster County Environmental Health 3140 N Street Lincoln, NE 68510 |
| Telephone | 402-441-8033 |
| Fax | 402-441-6206 |
| jjensen@lincoln.ne.gov |