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Programs train food handlers via ServSafe-style curricula and state certification exams, support entrepreneurship through safe food handling training for local needs, and improve home safety with food preservation classes, pressure canner gauge testing, and rapid electronic information support. 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Most cases of foodborne illness can be prevented by knowing how to properly cook or process foods to destroy bacteria.  \nExtension FCS agents help everyone from home cooks to farmers to restaurateurs keep food safe from farm to table. Here are somewayswe do that.  \nFood Safety for Food Handlers  \nServSafe classes, developed by the National Restaurant Association, provide a curriculum and testing that gives consistency for certification across the country. In 2012, Extension educators, who were certified instructors, held over 900 Serv-Safe classes certifying over 36,000 individuals in Arkansas, Alabama, Delaware, Utah, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Wyoming.  \nSeveral states, developed their own food safety programs for state certification. In Texas, more than 791 food service employees passed the Certified Food Manager Exam taught by Extension educators.  \nEntrepreneurial Food Safety  \nPennsylvania and Maryland co-sponsored Safe Food Handling—Food for Profit entrepreneurship training thatwas customized to meet local needs with 1 , 176 entrepreneurs participating. Extension educators provide programs for organizations that work with food pantries and other non-profit groups that provide food for the needy.  \nPennsylvania presented 45 workshops reaching 1064 participants from 217 non-profit agencies with food safety in the program, Cooking for Crowds: A Volunteer’s Guide to Safe Food Handling. Mississippi provided safe food-handling workshops to over 35 non-profit organizations that work with food pantries.  \nGeorgia, Virginia, and South Carolina trained 217 farmers and 55 farmers market managers through a program called Enhancing the Safety of Locally Grown Produce. Up to 59% of farmers and 75% of managers identified specific changes that enhanced the safety of their produce. Michigan hosted Cottage Food Law Food Safety training in 22 counties. In 26 North Carolina Counties 780market/vendors were trained.  \nHome Food Safety  \nAlong with certifications for food service, food safety for households is a concern. Food Safety for individuals is critical for keeping family meal time safe. We offer food preservation classes, pressure canner gauge testing and rapid-response via electronic information to meet families’ food safety needs.  \nContinued on page two  \nPage 2  \nHome Food Safety continued  \nFood Preservation Classes  \nEducators in Florida taughtover 190 classes in 2012 reaching 2,880participants. In Maine, 83 series/ workshops reached 1 , 557 participants and over 93,000 viewed a seven-part series of“How-To” food preservation of popular Maine foods via web based videos.  \nConsumer interestin growing produce and/or purchasing locally grown food, has increased the need for canning, freezing and food preserving information. 70% ofOhio food safety participants used produce from their backyard garden. New York developed “The Canning Core” food preservation curricula. In Alaska, 6 agents taughtmore than 80 safe food preservation classes and workshops in 20 communities reaching 949 people, including 125 youth. Wyoming Extension Educators reached 401 individuals with home food preservation training.  \nMore than 800 canner gauges were tested to insure the gauge accuracy for equipment used for home canning in Alaska. Mississippi tested pressure gaugesand held“hands-on” workshops across the state in local offices. Alaska Extension was “centerfold” with a featured article on canning in “Alaska Magazine”, an internationally distributed magazine with a readership of 260,000people.  \nElectronic, Television, other Media  \nAlong with traditional classes an","cbCaiebAOaQ8eiNi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiebAOaQ8eiNi","pdf",161373,"English","# Food Safety\n## Food Safety for Food Handlers\n## Entrepreneurial Food Safety\n## Home Food Safety\n## Electronic, Television, other Media","[{\"question\":\"How do Extension programs help prevent foodborne illness?\",\"answer\":\"They focus on teaching proper cooking and food processing methods to destroy bacteria, alongside training for food handlers, home preservation education, and electronic information for direct questions.\"},{\"question\":\"What training supports food handlers and certification?\",\"answer\":\"ServSafe classes provide curriculum and testing for consistent certification, while some states develop their own certification programs and teach the Certified Food Manager Exam.\"},{\"question\":\"What home food safety and preservation support is offered?\",\"answer\":\"Educators provide food preservation classes, pressure canner gauge testing for equipment accuracy, and rapid-response guidance through electronic information, supported by examples of statewide workshop outreach.\"}]","Food Safety | PDF",1790037582]