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Wisconsin School Food Safety and Food Biosecurity Information All documents below are in Microsoft Word Food SafetyFood and Drug Administration Recalls, Market Withdrawals, and Safety Alerts - Posted on this website are the most significant product actions of the last 60 days based on the extent and degree of health risk for products monitored by the Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Agriculture Recalls & Alerts - This site contains summary data on active recall cases for commercial products under USDA jurisdiction. After a recall is completed, it will be removed from this listing, but will be included in the Recall Case Archive. Wisconsin Department of Health Services News Webpage - News and information posted here is of interest and importance to the owners and operators of food-service establishments, and to the people who use them. School agencies participating in the school nutrition programs agree to maintain necessary facilities for storing, preparing, and serving food and to comply with health standards required by applicable state agency and/or local laws and codes. There are four food safety requirements specified by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for school agencies that participate in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs.
This webpage contains materials to assist school with meeting food safety requirements. In addition, there are resources on food biosecurity. Food SourcesWI State Regulations for Buying Locally Grown Foods Locally Grown, Fresh, Raw, Whole Fruits and Vegetables - Joint memo from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, explaining that there is no licensing requirement for sources of fresh produce. September 2010. School Food Safety Codes2005 Wisconsin Uniform Food Code - The Wisconsin Food Code 2005 was adopted as an appendix in Chapter HFS 196. This code, an amended version of the 2001 U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended model food code, was developed to ensure uniformity between the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) in the application and enforcement of food safety requirements in licensed facilities. (130 pages) Changes and issues from 2004 food code to 2005 food code are also posted on this web page.
Food Code Fact Sheets - The fact sheets were created by DHS to help increase knowledge and awareness of the food code requirements. Includes downloadable Wash Hands before Returning to Work poster. Many of these fact sheets are available in other languages including Arabic, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Lao, and Spanish. Processing and Consumption of Wild Game Animals at Public Schools - The Wisconsin Food Code prohibits schools from serving or selling wild game to the general public. The code interpretation from DHS and the specific codes that address wild game animals are posted here. Food Safety Inspection
Food Safety Program Based on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) PrinciplesGuidance for School Authorities Developing a School Food Safety Program - A training resource prepared by the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) in cooperation with the USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Child Nutrition Division and Food Safety Unit to assist schools with developing a food safety program based on HACCP principles. Posted on this site are the following: a PowerPoint presentation, participant workbook, prototype template, and the link to food safety standard operating procedures posted on NFSMI. DPI SNT Webcast Food Safety Plan Based on Process Approach to Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Principles DPI SNT Webcast Updating Food Safety Plan USDA Guidance Memorandums
Daily Menu Production Plan - Prototype includes columns for documenting how menu was planned to meet menu planning system requirements, for denoting menu item categorization for food safety plan (process 1, 2 or 3) and for logging the time and temperatures of potentially hazardous foods. Model Board Level Policy for Food Safety in School Districts - Prototype policy developed by Iowa State University Extension as a guide for school agencies when taking reasonable precautions to ensure that food prepared and served anywhere in the school district is safe for consumption. For additional resources see the National Coalition for Food Safe Schools website.
Prototype Food Safety Plan for Process 1 and 2 Menu Items Only - June 2009 update to DPI's prototype food safety plan for a school purchasing meals under a joint agreement or from vendor with no on-site food preparation and no leftovers (now 42 pages). The prototype plan is in a check box, fill in the blank format. It must be adapted for each school to provide accurate description (including equipment inventory) and modified standard operating procedures (SOPs) specific to the operation. Remove prototype SOPs that do not apply and revise directories and page numbers for school's actual plan. Add additional SOPs obtained from other sources and modified for use. Additional prototype SOPs are also listed below for updates to food safety plans. Prototype Monitoring Forms for Food Safety Plan - Process 1 and 2 Only are now included in this separate document. Select appropriate forms from the array of prototypes available in this document or from other sources. Make appropriate changes, when necessary. Keep a blank copy of form actually used with the school’s food safety plan. Food Safety Plan Development Checklist for Process 1 and 2 Only (June 2009 revision) with references to the pages in the prototype plan for serving sites with menu items categorized as process 1 and 2 only. Updates include the page numbers and additional information for developing and revising plan. Description of School Facility for Food Safety Plan - Updated in June 2011 in response to USDA guidance pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Enhancing the School Food Safety Program and specify types of catering activities for purposes of identifying sites needing license by Department of Health or Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. This item is included in the revised Prototype Food Safety Plan for Process 1, 2, 3 Menu Items that is listed above.
Monitoring forms, sample food safety policies, and standard operating procedures - Prototype forms and procedures developed by HACCP Information Center at Iowa State University for school food service operations. Standard Operating Procedures, Logs, Worksheets, Resources - Prototype procedures and forms developed by the National Food Safety Management Institute (NFSMI) in conjunction with U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration for use by schools developing their food safety programs. Downloadable version in Microsoft Word (doc) format can be revised for use.
Donation of Prepared Foods to Charitable Organizations
Food Safety Training Resources/Job AidsIowa State University Streaming Videos Disposable Gloves Mini-Poster Food Safety Mini Posters - Fourteen posters in English and Spanish on critical food safety topics to post as job aids in school food service areas available on the National Food Safety management Institute's (NFSMI) website. Food Safety Signs and Fact Sheets - Available for downloading from the City of Milwaukee website. Post in food service area to remind food service staff and others about food safety. Food Safety Web - This website has links to a wide array of curricula, videos, and other teaching materials in more than 40 different languages for children, child care providers, consumers, food service personnel, health professionals, sanitarians, and others. Handwashing Training Materials and Posters
Listen In! Food Safety Music - Animated music videos, song lyrics and music with food safety messages on Food Science & Technology Department available at University of California, Davis webpage. The animations were produced as part of a project titled "Improving Food Safety Education Through Use of Music-Based Curricula". Project Director is Carl Winter, food safety expert. MyPyramid and Food Safety: Resources for Educators - The University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension has produced consumer food safety PowerPoint presentations that teach MyPyramid guidelines. Printer-friendly copy versions are downloadable from this site. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation - Each year's current National Food Safety Education Month Campaign downloadable training activities and promotional materials are posted here for use by food service personnel and students. Available in English and Spanish. Archived past campaigns are available for your use. Safe Food Crew - Madison's Department of Public Health free training and public recognition program contains structured, ready-made modules that are kept up-to-date with the FDA and Wisconsin Food Code. The 15 modules include scripts for hands on activities on the most critical food safety areas such as handwashing, employee illness, food handling. Although designed for group presentations, the 15 minute modules are suitable for individual learning activities. SNAP Toolkit - A toolkit to help teachers integrate standards-based hand cleaning activities into the school curriculum and overcome the most common in-school hand washing barriers. Frequent handwashing by students, teachers, and others can make a critical difference in preventing the spread of infectious diseases at school and preventing absenteeism. ServSafe: Food Safety and Sanitation Course - Offered Around the State per the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Serving it Safe- 2nd Edition (2002/Reprinted with Corrections April 2004) This training resource for school food service was developed by the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) through a cooperative agreement with USDA's Food and Nutrition Services. The manual and instructor's guide are in English and Spanish.
The Stomach Bug Book: What School Employees Need to Know Thermometer Information Resource - Teaching resource developed and distributed by the National Food Safety Management Institute in August of 2005. Training/Workshops for Food Service Staff Disasters
Gastrointestinal (Norovirus) Infections
Food Irradiation InformationComprehensive School Food Safety PoliciesNational Coalition for Food Safe Schools - Food safety in schools is influenced by entire school environment and staff, not just the cafeteria and food service personnel. For this reason, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Food-Safe School materials focus on multiple aspects of food safety. This Center's one-stop gateway help schools build support for food-safe school environment with procedures in place to identify and manage food-borne illness.
Eating Safely at School: What Education Policymakers Need to Know and do to Prevent and Respond to Food-Related Illness in School List of Guidelines for Managing Life Threatening Food Allergies in Schools - This list of guidelines was compiled from various state agency and school agency resources to help develop policies in schools for students with a diagnosed life threatening food allergy. A resources list is provided.
Food BiosecurityDefinition of Food BiosecurityFood Biosecurity is the protection from the deliberate introduction of a dangerous substance into food. It may be perpetrated at any level in the food chain by an organized terrorist group, a lone "copy cat" individual or the result of criminal activity. Attacks are usually focused on a food commodity, process, company or business. The agent may be biological or chemical and may cause severe public health consequences. Addressing Food Biosecurity IssuesHow safe is your food supply? While food safety addresses the protection of food from unintentional contamination through operational deficiencies or improper handling during storing, processing, production, transportation and serving, it does not address protection of food from intentional contamination. What about intentional contamination of the food supply as a result of an act of terrorism or criminal action? Food biosecurity is the protection of food from the deliberate introduction of a dangerous substance into food. It may be perpetrated at any level in the food chain by an organized terrorist group, a lone "copy cat" individual or the result of criminal activity. Attacks are usually focused on a food commodity, process, company or business. The agent may be biological or chemical and may cause severe public health consequences. As recent events have proven, schools can be targets for these activities. Along with food safety awareness, school staff need to develop an understanding and awareness of food biosecurity in order to protect Wisconsin's children from intentional contamination of foods being stored, prepared and served in schools. Self Training and Education Available Through the Department of Public InstructionFood Biosecurity Preparedness - Developing a Plan School Food Biosecurity Self Assessment Checklist - This checklist is designed to assist school food service in conducting food biosecurity facility and procedure reviews, focusing on those of highest priority. The checklist needs to be completed prior to developing food biosecurity policies, procedures, or plans. Food Biosecurity Preparedness: The Operator's Responsibility and the Sanitarian's Role Schools and Terrorism, A Supplement to the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism Recommendations to the Secretary, August 12, 2003 On page 5, the report provides information regarding a new website to help school districts improve and strengthen emergency response and crisis management plans, including applying for funding: U.S. Department of Education, Emergency Planning School Food Biosecurity Resource List"If you See Something, Say Something" Suspicious Activity Awareness Center for Disease Control - Environmental Health Services - Information and links at this site provide specific information on how schools can effectively prevent and respond to food borne outbreaks and emphasizes food-security related issues. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS)
National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
School Nutrition Association (SNA)
FDA, Center for Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
Food Defense and Emergency Response
USDA, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Food Safety.Gov Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
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August 4, 2011
- This PowerPoint presentation will provide a basic understanding of definitions, risk assessment, and a plan of action schools can implement to maintain secure food supplies. Food biosecurity training emphasizes management responsibilities, physical facility requirements, employee protocol, security of raw products, water, finished products - including traceability and recall plans, post event security plans, communication protocol, plan evaluation and emergency contacts.