Join leaders from NC State University, NC Cooperative Extension, and the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Initiative for a tour of their shared kitchen facilities, hear real success stories and gain food safety insights. Special guests include the Got To Be NC Program and local food safety regulators.

Get the new food safety implementation guide and network with food safety professionals in your area. Walk away with insight, tools, templates and logs to implement and optimize your food safety systems.

Core focus areas that we’ll cover:

• Personnel and Hygiene: What does a written policy look like?
• Supplier Programs: Verifying where your ingredients come from
• Process Controls: Managing critical steps, e.g., temperature and pH
• Sanitation: Procedures:Where sanitation matters most in an operation
• Allergen Programs: Essentials of allergen labeling and preventing cross-contact
• Labeling Essentials: Outline the mandatory elements of a food label
• Recall plans: Tracking your product if something goes wrong