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Focus! on Food Safety

FOCUS! is an easy-to-implement training program designed by school food & nutrition supervisors and area managers in Maryland. This year-long program is intended to support basic food safety skills in school kitchens by focusing on seven best practices.  More than 1,800 food service staff in 500 schools statewide have participated in the FOCUS! program. 

Manager's Manual

FOCUS! on Food Safety Posters
Contact Information
Stew Eidel, Training and Nutrition Education Specialist
School and Community Nutrition Programs
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone:  410-767-0216
TTY/TDD:  (410) 333-6442
Fax:  (410) 333-2635/(410) 333-2619
Email:  seidel@msde.state.md.us
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