Food Safety Events

Food Safety for Family Day Care Providers Online Course

Food Safety for Family Day Care Providers is a 4-week long online mini-course designed for child care providers, since young children are especially vulnerable to foodborne illness. Students have access to the course 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Our participants indicated that it took an average of 8 hours to complete the course over a period of 4 weeks.

Funded by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, this course teaches important food safety information and skills for the safe feeding and care of young children in diverse day care settings. It has been approved for 2 hours toward the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education/CACFP 6-hour training requirement. Participants completing the course will receive a certificate from University of Massachusetts Amherst documenting 8 hours of training.

Spring 2010 Class Schedule:

the first class begins on February 24, 2010

the second class begins on April 28, 2010

The cost of this course is $45

To register, go to:

http://www.umassone.net/foodsafetydaycare/

For more information, contact Dr. David Nyachuba at 413-545-0552 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Food Safety Trainings

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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Training

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ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification

Spring 2010 Class Schedule:

April 3, 2010 and April 17, 2010

Time for the April 3 & 17, 2010 class:

9:00 AM–4:00 PM on each day

Location for the April 3 & 17 class:

Nutrition Library

Department of Nutrition

Chenoweth Laboratory, Room 210-A

University of Massachusetts Amherst

100 Holdsworth Way

Amherst, MA 01003

For more information, contact Dr. David Nyachuba at 413-545-0552 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

April 3, 2010 and April 17, 2010 - ServSafe® Registration Form

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Fall 2010 Food Safety Conference

The Health & Food Safety Forum will take place in Greenfield, MA on May 24, 2010

Health & Food Safety Forum - Save the Date

For more information, go to: Massachusetts Food Safety Task Force