DATE:     4/18/01   
CONTACT:  Libby Hoyle, (864) 656-5713; lhoyle@clemson.edu
WRITER:   Tom Lollis, (803) 284-3343; tlollis@clemson.edu

Clemson Extension to train
Food Protection Managers

     CLEMSON -- A safer food supply for South Carolinians is the 
object of a May 29-30 ServSafe Food Protection Manager training 
course sponsored by the Clemson Extension Service.
     "Participants will be certified as food protection managers 
using course materials from the Educational Foundation of the 
National Restaurant Association," said Libby Hoyle, Clemson Extension
nutritionist and food safety specialist.
     The course is designed for food safety educators, restaurant
managers, restaurant food inspectors, culinary arts teachers, chefs,
grocery store deli managers and those in related food service
industries such as food distribution centers.
     "Participants will also complete a train-the-trainer program 
so that they will be able to train food service employees using
materials developed by Clemson University especially for food handlers
in South Carolina," Hoyle said.
     Class size is limited to 35, and the cost is $150, which includes
the course book, training materials, a thermometer, a guide for
teaching the employee's course, breaks and two lunches.
     Classes will run from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on May 29 and 
from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on May 30.
     For more information, contact Libby Hoyle at (864) 656-5713 or
lhoyle@clemson.edu. Participants will be sent the coursebook, a
detailed agenda and directions to the training site in Columbia upon
receipt of registration forms.
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