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June 18, 2018
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Patti Ann Moskwa presented award for lifelong commitment to the hospitality industry
LANSING, MICH. – The Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA) has free ServSafe Food Handler online courses available for restaurants in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties in the wake of an unprecedented and ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak in the state. Free online courses are being made available, in part, through a Food Safety Training and Education Grant funded by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD).
The goal of the courses is to guarantee food workers in the center of the Hepatitis A epidemic understand how to keep food safe from all foodborne pathogens and promote the need for additional training within Metro Detroit restaurants.
“We are committed to ensuring safety with a top priority being to make sure that the public has not lost trust in the industry’s ability to provide safe meals to their families,” said Justin Winslow, President and CEO of the MRA. “This free education provides foodservice workers with an opportunity to become more aware of how to best keep the public safe. The entrepreneurial spirit of food operators within our industry has been quintessential to the current resurgence of Detroit and this untimely Hepatitis A outbreak will not break our upward mobility as an industry.”
The ServSafe Food Handler program is designed specifically for food workers and focuses on the core principles of food safety, including: Importance of Food Safety, Good Personal Hygiene, Controlling Time and Temperature, Preventing Cross Contamination, and Cleaning and Sanitizing. ServSafe Food Handler is an online course and exam that is ANSI/ASTM certified for quality in education.
Free codes for the ServSafe Food Handler courses are available by calling the Michigan Restaurant Association at 800-968-9668. Free courses are limited to five per location and are on a first come, first serve basis.
The goal of the courses is to guarantee food workers in the center of the Hepatitis A epidemic understand how to keep food safe from all foodborne pathogens and promote the need for additional training within Metro Detroit restaurants.
“We are committed to ensuring safety with a top priority being to make sure that the public has not lost trust in the industry’s ability to provide safe meals to their families,” said Justin Winslow, President and CEO of the MRA. “This free education provides foodservice workers with an opportunity to become more aware of how to best keep the public safe. The entrepreneurial spirit of food operators within our industry has been quintessential to the current resurgence of Detroit and this untimely Hepatitis A outbreak will not break our upward mobility as an industry.”
The ServSafe Food Handler program is designed specifically for food workers and focuses on the core principles of food safety, including: Importance of Food Safety, Good Personal Hygiene, Controlling Time and Temperature, Preventing Cross Contamination, and Cleaning and Sanitizing. ServSafe Food Handler is an online course and exam that is ANSI/ASTM certified for quality in education.
Free codes for the ServSafe Food Handler courses are available by calling the Michigan Restaurant Association at 800-968-9668. Free courses are limited to five per location and are on a first come, first serve basis.
About the Michigan Restaurant Association
Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA) is the recognized leader of Michigan's hospitality industry, providing essential services to the foodservice community. Founded in 1921, the MRA represents nearly 4,500 Michigan foodservice establishments. The industry plays an integral role in Michigan's economy, e mploying more than 440,600 people and creating more than $16 billion in annual sales.
Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA) is the recognized leader of Michigan's hospitality industry, providing essential services to the foodservice community. Founded in 1921, the MRA represents nearly 4,500 Michigan foodservice establishments. The industry plays an integral role in Michigan's economy, e mploying more than 440,600 people and creating more than $16 billion in annual sales.
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