The Issue that you selected is shown below. If you click on "Word Document File with Tracking," you will open a Word document version of the Issue. Because the document you will be opening is in Word format, you will need to use Word functions to save or print the Issue. When you view or use this Word version, the internal html functions will no longer work. Closing the screen will return you to the Start icon.
Issue Number: Council II 017
Title
Issue you would like the Conference to consider
The Food Protection Manager Certification Committee (FPMCC), a standing committee of the Conference, 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.
- Revise/Update the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs Preamble and Annexes.
- Complete the pilot evaluation process, based on the initial impact of the revised Standards, to ensure that the evaluation tool will examine the components and outcomes of the additional examination security Standards as needed. The evaluation tool will then be used by the FPMCC in the 2014-2016 Biennium to determine if additional examination security requirements are needed to further insure credibility of the Food Protection Manager Certification Accreditation.
Public Health Significance
Food establishments have fewer critical risk factors according to the CDC as stated in the endorsement letter to the Conference (dated April 5, 2006, and referenced on the Conference Website) when food establishments employ managers who have a Food Protection Manager Certification in accordance with the Conference for Food Protection's Standards. http://www.foodprotect.org/media/managercert/MTTC_cdc_endorse.pdf
Recommended Solution: The Conference recommends...
the following charges be assigned to the Food Protection Manager Certification Committee (FPMCC) for the 2012-2014 biennium:
1) 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.
2) Revise/Update as needed the Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs Preamble and Annexes.
3) By July 1, 2012, the FPMCC Chair will request approval of the formation of a Security Evaluation Workgroup for the purpose of initiating the exam security evaluation process; workgroup representation will include:
- ANSI representative,
- ANSI field research design (data) subject matter expert,
- CFP ACAC representative,
- One representative from each Certification Organization,
- FPMCC Chair and Vice Chair,
- One food industry representative, and
- One food regulatory representative.
4) Evaluate the results of the exam security evaluation process and Standards revisions approved by the 2012 CFP Biennial Meeting to ensure that they are resulting in substantial improvement of exam security. The FPMCC is proposing a plan to:
- work with ANSI to update the ANSI accreditation application to incorporate the final Standards changes as approved at the 2012 Biennial Meeting,
- develop surveillance documents,
- establish an analysis framework and research plan for data collection and evaluation of improvement in exam security,
- complete a preliminary study to ensure that the evaluation tool works, and
- develop a timeline for continued improvement.
5) Report back to the Executive Board and the 2014 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection.