Enhancing Trust in a Secure Food System

Food Inspectors, what do they do?

A food inspector is a food safety professional who evaluates the food safe management system of an establishment – a food production facility, food processing plant, restaurant, or other places along the food value chain.

Food inspectors are the first line defenders, protecting public health by ensuring food is safe to eat.

Food products are among the most-traded commodities in the world. As markets become increasingly globalized with each passing year, and as the world’s population continues to grow, the global food supply chain continues to increase in scale and complexity.

These trends impact the mass production and distribution of food, and as a result, food safety compliance has never been more important.

Our USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant-funded project is titled:

“Development of a Diverse and Competent Food Safety Compliance Workforce to Enhance Trust in a Secure Food System.”

Read on, to learn more about the ways you can take part!

Institutional Partnerships

We are collaborating with the following organizations, to meet the demands towards educating a highly competent and qualified auditing workforce:

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA):

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

USDA

Association of Food and Drug Officials

Tuskegee University

George Washington University

University of Delaware

The Ohio State University

With support from:

International Food Protection Training Institute IFPTI

Jerry Wojtala IFPTI

Craig Kaml IFPTI

Join Our Food Meet-Up!

We are hosting an exciting series of online meet-ups, the first one was:
March 12 at 2 pm, 2025 EST
It featured Abby Snyder, Associate Professor of Food Science, Cornell University
Her topic was: “Using a food safety auditing curriculum to engage students.”

If you work in the food science, public health, culinary, nutrition or environmental health subject areas – this is the event for you!

Spring Meet-Up: March
Fall Meet-Up: (date to be announced)

Sign up to take part – it’s free! Connect, learn, and engage with industry experts. See you there!