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SAFEFOOD NEWS - Winter/Spring 2001 - Vol 5, No. 2/3

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Coming Events

Lillian Fountain Smith Conference For Nutrition Educators
Fort Collins, Colorado

The Lillian Fountain Smith Conference for Nutrition Educators will be held on June 7 and 8, 2001, at the University Holiday Inn located in Fort Collins, Colorado. 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 information on the following:

• Epidemic of Obesity: Health Risk of Obesity and Obesity in America
• Successful Approaches to Weight Management: Beyond Weight Loss and Effective Interventions to Improve Health
• Dietary Recommendations: A New Nutrition Conversation with Consumers; Zinc as a Paradigm for Establishing DRIs; What is a Nutrient--What is a Supplement--Are They Safe.

The conference fee of $80 includes all program materials, lunch, nutrition breaks and the program synopsis. Contact Cheri Pineda at (970) 491-1305 for more information.

Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference 2001: A Food Odyssey
May 15 and 16, 2001
Golden, Colorado

The Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference is in its 29th year and continues to be the region's leading conference on food safety. Featured this year is Bob Howard of the Centers for Disease Control. He has years of experience in dealing with the media, handling sensitive and controversial public health issues. Also included is William Marler, a trial attorney, who has successfully represented several families who have suffered losses from food borne illness, especially E. coli. "A Food Odyssey" would not be complete without information on how technology is helping health programs track and evaluate disease outbreaks. Learn firsthand how corporations deal with food crises, employee training and quality assurance. Speakers will cover all aspects of food safety from farm to consumer. "A Food Odyssey" concludes with insight on the latest issues surrounding biotechnology and genetically modified organisms. For additional information call (303) 255-6249.

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Farmer's Market Food Safety Trainings

In response to increasing consumer concern about food safety at farmers' markets, the Colorado Farmers' Market Association, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado State University Extension teamed up this winter to develop new "Food Sampling Guidelines for Farmers' Markets." These guidelines and how to implement them at farmers' markets and road-side stands will be covered in one of three trainings being offered this spring by the above team. Other topics to be covered in the trainings include Food Safety from Farm to Market, Marketing Products at Farmers' Markets, and the Health Department's Role at Farmers' Markets.

Master gardeners, Master Food Preservers, Extension agents, and Health Department officials that work with growers and home gardeners who sell their produce at road-side stands and farmers' markets are all encourage to attend. There is no charge for the trainings, but pre-registration is required. Participants that attend will receive a laminated "certificate of completion" that they can display at their stand, showing that they have completed the training and agree to follow the guidelines. Consumer education is also being planned so that people will know to look for vendors who follow the guidelines.

The dates, locations, times and contacts for the trainings are listed below. Note that the training in Grand Junction is part of the day-long Western Small Acreage Expo, and will only cover the food sampling guidelines and food safety from farm to market sessions.

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