Collaborative Food Safety Education Program for Louisiana Retail/Manufacturing Crossover Businesses

The overall goal of the proposed project is to assist existing crossover businesses or businesses who are considering crossing over the lines between retail and manufacturing. We will help them identify applicable food safety regulations and provide customized educational modules to that will allow them to fulfill regulatory requirements. Specific ObjectivesIdentify the detailed needs for regulatory and crossover food businesses in food safety regulation trainingOrganize and evaluate the existing training materials and identify the gaps.Develop a series of eLearning modules and train-the-trainer curriculum for crossover food businesses and LDH sanitarians, respectively.Conduct the train-the-trainer workshops for LDH sanitarians and implement the eLearning modules for crossover food businesses.