Colorado State University Extension
SafeFood Rapid Response Network
SAFEFOOD NEWS - Spring 2000 - Vol 4 / No. 3
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Coming Events
Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference (RMFSC)
This year's Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference will be held in partnership with the National Environmental Health Association's annual Food Safety and Protection Conference. The keynote speakers this year will be Dr. Michael Fox, an internationally known bioethicist, and Dr. David Satcher, the U.S. Surgeon General. Dr. Fox will speak on biotechnology and genetic engineering, including genetically modified foods. Dr. Satcher's presentation will provide attendees with the federal government's perspective on the issue of genetically modified organisms. Also, Nelson Cox and Lawrence Pong, two favorite speakers from past Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conferences will be presenters. The conference will take place from June 15-19, 2000, at the Adams Mark Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Note that the Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference Committee played an integral role in planning the program scheduled on June 15 and 16.
For additional information, contact NEHA at (303) 756-9090. Conference updates can be found at http://www.neha.org
ServSafeTM Serving Safe Food
Several Serving Safe Food workshops will be offered this spring in Colorado. For additional information, please contact the person listed at the top of the section.
| Date | Location | Intended Audience | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Region: Contact Joy Akey at (970) 332-4151 | |||
| 5/9/00 | Holyoke, CO | Food Handlers -- 4 hrs. | $18 |
| Northwest Region: Contact Nori Pearce at (970) 878-4093 | |||
| 5/3/00 | Craig, CO | Managers & Food Handlers -- 8 hrs. | $75 (early), $85 (after 4/18/00) |
| HCH Food Safety Task Force in El Paso County is also offering a ServSafeTM training:
Front Range Region: Contact Lori at (719) 578-3136 | |||
| 4/12/00 | Colo. Spgs. | Food Handlers -- 8 hrs. | $49 |
Lillian Fountain Smith Conference For Nutrition Educators
The Lillian Fountain Smith Conference for Nutrition Educators will be held on June 8 and 9, 2000, at the University Holiday Inn in Fort Collins. The conference, endowed by the Smith family, is an outreach effort of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Colorado State University. This year's conference will include the latest on alternative approaches to diet therapy, including herbal remedies, the growing trend of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adolescents, and controversies regarding dietary management of heart disease.
The conference fee of $80 includes all program materials, lunch, nutrition breaks and the program synopsis. Contact Cheri Pineda, (970) 491-1305, for more information.
Updated Monday, August 29, 2011
