Environmental Sampling: A Tool for Solving Outbreaks at the Retail Food Level
2024-2025
In-person
Training
Dates
This course will be held in multiple locations throughout the country. If you are interested, please contact AFDO at afdo@afdo.org for suggested dates and locations.
About
This course is intended to provide hands-on experience with planning and conducting environmental sampling activities primarily in a retail setting.
Learn how to build a sampling team and plan for an environmental sampling exercise, target sampling areas based on specific pathogens, and how sampling can contribute to an overall environmental assessment of a facility. This one-day workshop includes a half-day of classroom and hands-on learning, followed by a half-day of putting those skills into action in a real kitchen/food production environment.
Who Should attend
Field-level staff who conduct environmental sampling/environmental assessments and supervisors/coordinators who plan sampling assignments and outbreak responses, particularly at retail facilities.
Location
TBD
In-person
Cost
Varies
Dependent on location. AFDO will work with the workshop host to determine costs. Workshops can often be supported through appropriate grants, cooperative agreements, and/or registration fees.
Audience
Inspectors, Leaders
Training category
Technical