Environmental Health
Georgia Food Safety Defense Task Force
Comprised of food safety
professionals representing regulatory and public health agencies, industry,
academia, legislative and consumers in Georgia.
Mission
Protect the health of Georgia consumers, through interagency communications;
coordination and cooperation.
Additional Details
The purpose of the group is to establish better lines of communication between
agencies in order to ensure effective and efficient response to food, waterborne
hazards and other public health problems. The group conducts quarterly meetings
to discuss current issues that require multi-agency response. Our focus is on
food safety and defense. Topics of discussion include: Current public health
issues, Foodborne illness and outbreaks, Data Sharing, Uniform Standards, food
safety legislation, Program Assessment and Evaluation Consumer Education
Training and Certification.
Task Force Summary Presentation
Member Directory
Progress Report - 2008
Guest speakers from the following organizations have been included for our
past meetings:
- Homeland Security
- Georgia Emergency Management Agency
- University of Georgia
- Atlanta Food Bank
- Georgia State University
- Centers for Disease Control
- State Legislators
- Consumer and Industry Groups & Associations
Minutes from past meetings:
April, 2009
October, 2009
August, 2010
December, 2010
Contact Us:
Priya Nair, CPFS, REHS
Georgia Food Safety Defense Task Force
Department of Public Health
Georgia Department of Public Health
Environmental Health Branch
2 Peachtree St NW, 13 Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 657-6534
Fax: (404) 657-6516
Email: prnair@dhr.state.ga.us
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