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- Title
Improving Food Safety Knowledge Through an Online Training Program.
- Authors
Dittmar, Rebecca S.; Anding, Jenna; Green, Stephen
- Abstract
Foodborne illness is a major public health concern in the U.S. The CDC estimates that approximately 48 million Americans become ill, 128,000 hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne illnesses annually. Most of these illnesses are attributed to improper food handling. To meet the growing demand for food safety training, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service developed an online course to educate food handlers in food safety best practices. Since 2008, over 7,200 food service workers have completed the online course, demonstrating that such a tool can be can used to expand Extension's outreach to this important audience.
- Subjects
ONLINE education; TEXAS A &; M University. AgriLife Extension Service Division; FOOD safety; FOOD service employees; UNIVERSITY extension; EDUCATION
- Publication
Journal of Extension, 2014, Vol 52, Issue 4, p32
- ISSN
0022-0140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.34068/joe.52.04.30