Food Production Safety
Food Production Safety News
WVU Extension Service to host series of food safety trainings for growers
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 48 million people become ill from contaminated food every year in the United States; nearly half of those illnesses are the result of contaminated produce. With proper training and food safety planning, many of these outbreaks can be prevented.
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Food safety practices must be in place every day and at every point along the farm to fork continuum to ensure a safe food supply while attaining economic profitability and sustainability of local food systems. This is true whether you directly market your products to consumers or indirectly through middlemen.
The West Virginia Food Safety Training Team has Regional Food Safety Advisors in your area who are ready to help you prioritize food safety issues and develop action plans to enhance the food safety of your operation.
Please contact the advisor in your area for technical, mentoring or coaching assistance. General questions can also be directed to: Dee Singh-Knights at dosingh-knights@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-7606, or Jeremy Grant at jgrant@wvda.us or 304-380-8823.
Allegheny Highlands
Lisa Jones
Lisa.Lagana@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-2715
Alex Straight
Alexandria.straight@mail.wvu.edu
304-530-0273
Metro Valley
Brandy Brabham
Brandy.Brabham@mail.wvu.edu
304-927-0975
Brian Moore
bmoore@wvda.us
304-546-7214
Jessica Stricklen
jstricklen@wvda.us
304-549-4013
Mid-Ohio Valley
Jeremy Grant
jgrant@wvda.us
304-380-8823
John Johnson
John.johnson@mail.wvu.edu
304-372-8199
Mid-State
Brandy Brabham
Brandy.Brabham@mail.wvu.edu
304-927-0975
Jeremy Grant
jgrant@wvda.us
304-380-8823
New River Gorge
Jodi Richmond
Jodi.richmond@mail.wvu.edu
304-425-3079
Josh Peplowski
Josh.peplowski@mail.wvu.edu
304-647-7408
North Central
Dee Singh-Knights
Dosingh-knights@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-7606
John Murray
John.murray@mail.wvu.edu
304-265-3303
Northern Panhandle
Karen Cox
Karen.cox@mail.wvu.edu
304-234-3673
Dee Singh-Knights
Dosingh-knights@mail.wvu.edu
304-293-7606
Potomac Highlands
Alex Straight
Alexandria.straight@mail.wvu.edu
304-530-0273
Nathan Bergdoll
nbergdoll@wvda.us
304-703-5575
Jerry Ours
jours@wvda.us
304-206-0950
Southern Coalfields
Lacy Davidson
ldavidson@wvda.us
304-546-7930
Barbara Liedl
liedlbe@wvstateu.edu
304-204-4037