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Kansas
Department of Health & Environment
Bill Graves, Governor
Clyde D. Graeber, Secretary

For Immediate Release

December 21, 1999

KDHE Offers Training for Food Service Workers

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is putting food safety on the "front burner" by offering the latest training and educational information to food service workers. A newly-implemented food code is now in force in Kansas, and state and local food protection specialists want to make sure area restaurant employees are properly trained.

KDHE, the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality Association and local health officials will be offering training sessions at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department, 200 Maine St., Lawrence, from 9 - 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Issues covered will include:

1999 Food Code changes
No bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
Date marking of foods
Temperature and storage requirements
Symptoms of food-borne illness

The public expects a safe and enjoyable dining experience. KDHE wants to make sure restaurant operators and employees have all the information they need to serve safe meals in a sanitary food service environment.

Contact Roger Ozias at (785) 296-5601 for more information.

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