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Issue Number: Council II 019
Issue History
This issue was submitted for consideration at a previous biennial meeting, see issue: 2018 II-020 ; new or additional information has been included or attached .
Title
PSC Issue #3 Posting updated Crosswalk - Requirements for Foodborne Illness
Issue you would like the Conference to consider
Developing new and updated foodborne disease outbreak training programs will continue, and all target agencies could benefit from a process that updates a list of available training and reviews the programs. During the 2016-2018 CFP biennium, the Program Standards Committee (PSC) identified additional foodborne illness training resources but were unable to review them all for inclusion in the Crosswalk - Requirements for Foodborne Illness Training Programs Based on Standard 5 (Crosswalk) at that time. The 2018-2020 CFP PSC updated the Crosswalk with these additional resources. This document is posted on the CFP website; posting the updated Crosswalk will provide a tool that will facilitate the development of robust foodborne illness training programs.
Public Health Significance
Delays in reporting or investigating a possible foodborne disease outbreak can prolong an outbreak event, potentially resulting in further illness or economic disruption. Adequate training of public health professionals, health agencies, universities, and industry in outbreak response can mitigate the negative impact of an outbreak. However, these entities may not be aware of the foodborne disease outbreak training that is currently available.
The Program Standards Committee believes that these opportunities provide the chance for the Conference for Food Protection to continue to influence the food and beverage community, health agencies, and universities through the review of their foodborne Illness training programs to determine if their program is complete and meets the requirements as outlined in Standard 5 of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards.
Recommended Solution: The Conference recommends...
1. Approval of the updated document titled "Crosswalk - Requirements for Foodborne Illness Training Programs" (Crosswalk) (revision date 10/24/19) and authorizing the Conference to make any necessary edits before posting the document on the CFP website.
2. Replace the existing PDF file on the CFP website with the updated Crosswalk document.
