Baton
Rouge, La. – Eleven Louisiana residents recently received Food Safety
Certification under the Southern University Ag Center’s, “Enhancing Capacity of
Louisiana Small Farms and Businesses,” program.
The training was held in Folsom, Louisiana, located in St. Tammany
Parish. The all-female class included
two restaurant co-owners, their workers and family members who were working in
the restaurant.
The training in safe food
handling was held for five weeks, ending on April 1. The participants learned about the importance
of food safety, good personal hygiene, controlling time and temperature,
preventing cross-contamination, cleaning and sanitizing.
Dr. Fatemeh Malekian,
Professor at the Southern University Ag Center, conducted the training and was
assisted by L’Asia George, Research Assistant, and Emily King, Produce Safety
Program Coordinator.
William Augustine, Project
Coordinator, brought the Mobile Technology Education Center to Folsom on the
last class. The Mobile Unit is a
full-size bus retrofitted into a mobile classroom. It is furnished with computers, the internet,
a projector, and a small kitchen. L’Asia
George conducted a food safety/cooking demonstration on the unit, focusing on
using proper food safety practices during preparation, cooking, and
serving.
Participants received the
ServSafe Food Handler Guide and a binder with the information taught in the
sessions. At the final session, the
participants were awarded certificates acknowledging their completion of the
Food Handler course. The training and
resource materials were provided at no cost to the participants.
For additional information
about our Food Safety Certification Program, contact Dr. Fatemeh Malekian at
fatemeh_malekian@suagcenter.com or Emily King at emily_king@suagcenter.com.
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