Brenda Aufdenkamp
Food Safety Training Courses will be offered in three locations in west central Nebraska for food handlers and food managers. Registration is available at: https://go.unl.edu/westservsafe
Food safety is in the news! Numerous food borne illnesses have occurred during the last few years. Most of the reported food borne illness outbreaks have occurred from food eaten away from home. ServSafe programs are developed by the National Restaurant Association to address the growing food safety concerns of consumers. In Nebraska, the program is being implemented in cooperation with the Agriculture and Health Departments, the Nebraska Restaurant Association and Nebraska Extension.
The ServSafe Food Handler program is designed for kitchen employees including but not limited to cooks, dish machine operators, shipment receivers and employees who handle and prepare food in restaurants and other food service establishments. The training provides information on food safety; personal hygiene; using thermometers; preparation, cooking, serving, receiving and storing food safely; and cleaning and sanitizing.
ServSafe Manager Course is designed for restaurant owners and managers, food service handlers, dieticians and dietary managers. The training provides information on sanitation regulations and standards, training employees in sanitation, safe food handling, food microbiology, contamination, food borne illness and setting up a food safety system.
The Handlers courses will be located at:
· Lexington – February 4 at the Dawson County Extension Office Meeting Room, Fairgrounds, 1002 Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. with registration beginning at 8:45 a.m.
· North Platte – February 25 at the West Central Research, Extension & Education Center, 402 W State Farm Road, North Platte from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT with registration beginning at 8:45 p.m.
The Managers courses will be located at:
· North Platte – March 18 at the West Central Research, Extension & Education Center, 402 W State Farm Road, North Platte from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT with registration beginning at 8:45 a.m.
· Scottsbluff – May 13 at the Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center, August 9 at the Community Building, Fairgrounds, 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MT with registration beginning at 8:45 a.m.
Nebraska Extension Educator Brenda Aufdenkamp will teach the ServSafe Food Manager and Food Handler courses sponsored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. For further information contact Brenda Aufdenkamp in North Platte at 308-532-2683 or emailing [email protected].