Virginia Food Safety Task Force

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Virginia Food Safety Task Force

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Virginia Food Safety Task Force Objectives and
Purpose

• To foster communications between all stakeholders
• To facilitate the adoption and implementation of
  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food
  Code
• To promote food safety education.

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Virginia Food Safety Task ForceRoles and
ResponsibilitiesTHE TASK FORCE

• Is the governing body of Task Force Activities.
• Sets priorities and provides guidance for any
  Task Force workgroup.
• Is responsible for ensuring that the Task Force
  has a clearly established direction and overseas
  the progress in that direction.
• Offers expert opinion and makes recommendations
  to agencies on how federal, state and local food
  safety agencies could work more effectively
  together.
• Provides recommendations that contribute to the
  long-range goal of creating a seamless federal,
  state and local food safety system.
• Reviews all proposed workgroup activities and
  products prior to sending them forward for
  review.
• Recommends short and long-term projects for
  workgroups.

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Virginia Food Safety Task Force Voting Members -
State Government

• Virginia Department of Health (VDH), Office of
  Environmental Health
• Virginia Department of Health (VDH), Office of
  Epidemiology
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  Services (VDACS)
• - Division of Animal Industry Services
• - Office of Dairy Foods
• - Office of Meat Poultry Services
• - Office of Product Industry Standards
• Virginia Department of General Services, Division
  of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS)

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Virginia Food Safety Task ForceVoting Members -
Local Government

• Arlington Health Department
• Roanoke City Health Department
• Virginia Beach Department of Public Health
• Professional Organizations
• Virginia Environmental Health Association

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Virginia Food Safety Task ForceVoting Members -
Academia

• Virginia Tech, Department of Food Science
• Virginia Tech, School of Veterinary Medicine
• Virginia Cooperative Extension Service

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Virginia Food Safety Task ForceVoting Members-
Industry

• Virginia Food Processors Association
• Virginia Food Dealer Association
• Virginia Hospitality Travel Association
• Virginia Association of Meat Processors

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Virginia Food Safety Task ForceVoting Members -
Consumers

• Virginia Citizens Consumer Council

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Virginia Food Safety Task ForceAdvisory Members

• Food and Drug Administration
• U. S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and
  Inspection Service

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Virginia Food Dealers Association

• Virginia Food Dealers Association is a trade
  association representing the food industry of
  Virginia. VFDA provides a strong voice for
  grocers, convenience stores, specialty food
  stores and other food industry companies before
  Virginia legislative and regulatory agencies. In
  now numbers owners of more than 4,000 food stores
  of all sizes, among its membership, as well as
  numerous wholesalers, brokers, manufacturers and
  distribution centers. VFDA has been representing
  the food industry of Virginia since 1938.
  Besides representing the interests of its member,
  the VFDA provides an wide variety of membership
  services.

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Virginia Food Dealers Association

• Contact Information for Organization
• Barry L. Hawkins
• 5937 Hopkins Road, Suite 201 1/2
• Richmond, VA 23234
• [phone]
• [phone] Fax
• vfda_at_mindspring.com
• Web site www.vfda.org

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Food Safety Posters Signs

• Downloadable Poster
• Downloadable Signs

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