Food Safety Training Resources

Agency: The following training resources are provided to help train new food safety staff and assist other staff in meeting continuing education needs. 

Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) 

• Three-day Food Code / Food Law Training
• Pesticide Applicator Training
  Become a certified pesticide applicator or just obtain and learn from the self-study manuals. The manuals of most use to those in food safety are the core exam manual and category 7A (general pest control) manual.

Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)

• MI-TRAIN - Broad variety of public health courses

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

• Public Health Training Network (PHTN) Home Page

Specific PHTN self-study resources applicable to food safety:

• Principles of Epidemiology, Self-Study Course
• Principles of Epidemiology text available on-line
• Pharyngitis in Louisiana
  computerized food borne outbreak investigation
• Botulism in Argentina
  paper or computerized food borne outbreak investigation, plus several other paper-based food borne outbreak exercises
• E. coli O157:H7 Infection in Michigan
  computerized outbreak investigation
• Public Health Data: Our Silent Partner
• Communicable Disease Control
• Introduction to Media Relations
• The Legal Basis of Public Health
  10 On-Line Self-Study Modules
• Basic Mathematics in Environmental Health
• Vector-Borne Disease Control

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Office of Regulatory Affairs University (ORA U)
• ORA Videobroadcasts and Teleconference Announcements

Professional Associations

• Michigan Environmental Health Association (MEHA)
  Information on local educational conferences
  Apply for CEU's once you've completed training
• National Environmental Health Association
  Information on educational conference, publications and professional certifications
• International Association for Food Protection
  Information on educational conferences and publications
• Conference for Food Protection
  Information on educational conference
• North Central Association of Food & Drug Officials
  Information on educational conference

Other Resources

• Food Safety Information Website
• Meat & Poultry Red Book
• Michigan Legislature