The Center For Agriculture & Food Security & Preparedness (CAFSP), a member of the Food and Agriculture Protection Training Consortium (FAPTC), is offering DHS-certified training at no direct cost to law enforcement, public health, industry, and state and local food protection officials. “Sharing Information and Intelligence Related to the Importation and Transportation of Food” is a one-day course focusing on issues related to food importation and the safety of transporting food throughout the U.S."
Food transportation is often ranked as one of the most vulnerable links in the food chain. This course provides food protection officials with training on identification and information- sharing procedures regarding the importation and transportation of food throughout the entire food chain.
“This timely training was designed to address the vulnerability of the food supply at an often ignored point in the system,” said Sharon Thompson, CAFSP Director. “This course arms those responsible to assure food safety with the tools they need to detect and prevent these problems.”
“We are pleased to support such a critical course,” said Gerald Wojtala, Executive Director at the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI). IFPTI is the administrative hub of FAPTC. “Training is the key to preparing our government, industry and public health officials to address issues in the food supply such as unrefrigerated trucks delivering spoiled food to local communities.”
For more information, visit FAPTC.