Massachusetts Environmental Health Association-Training and Resources

Food Allergies/ Foodborne Illness Investigation (training)

TRAINING: Food Allergies/ Foodborne Illness Investigation

The training video on Food Allergies is now available here. Learn more about the Massachusetts Allergy Awareness Act by clicking here to read the Q&As prepared by the MADPH. Click here to view vendors approved by MDPH to provide allergen awareness training (external link to... http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/environmental/foodsafety/allergen-awareness-vendors.pdf)

Click here to view links about food allergies (internal link to ... /web-links/51-food-and-food-allergies).

TRAINING: Industry: Foodborne Illness Investigation Training (I-FIIT)

Due to the success of NEHA’s Epi-Ready Team Training workshop, NEHA is currently in the development phase of creating a similar one day face-to-face course designed for those in industry at the retail food service, food stores and restaurant level. The purpose of the Industry-Foodborne Illness Investigation Training (I-FIIT) is for industry to establish and implement control measures based on model practices that rapidly and effectively prevent further transmission of illness in response to a foodborne disease incident. This will be accomplished by bringing together retail food service representatives, government food safety officials and other involved personnel to improve foodborne disease outbreak response by identifying industry and regulatory roles and responsibilities during a foodborne disease incident.

FREE Webinar Available! The NEHA Epi-Ready and I-FIIT Webinar, hosted by Rance Baker from NEHA and Bill Vear from MindLeaders-ThirdForce. You can view a recording of the webinar by clicking here (external link).

For more information about this program, please contact Elizabeth Landeen, Epidemiology Project Specialist at 860-357-2097 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .