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Best practices from 30 years of ServSafe to celebrate National Food Safety Month

Each week of September delivers the best tips, tricks, advice, and education in key areas of food safety.
Photo courtesy of the National Restaurant Association

National Food Safety Month’s great tips and best practices don’t end with September! ServSafe offers free educational materials and training activities in key areas of food safety this month and every month, including best safety tips during the pandemic.

  • Week 1: Personal Hygiene
  • Week 2: Cleaning and Sanitation
  • Week 3: Safe Food Preparation
  • Week 4: Food Safety Procedures
  • Week 5: COVID-19 Safety Procedures

The ServSafe training experts will produce educational materials for owners and operators, restaurant employees, and the industry at large about the importance of food safety, focusing on the best tips, tricks, advice, and lessons learned in the past 30 years. Look for the five themes to be explored with blog posts, social media, posters, and activity sheets related to each.

To join the National Food Safety Month conversation, follow @ServSafe on Twitter and use the hashtag #NFSM2020. For more information and resources, visit FoodSafetyFocus.com.

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