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KDA Food Safety Resources Now Available in Chinese
Kansas Ag Connection - 07/16/2018

In an effort to expand educational service to retail food establishments, the Kansas Department of Agriculture's food safety and lodging program (KDA-FSL) has translated 46 "Focus on Food Safety" fact sheets into Chinese.

KDA-FSL provides many food safety educational materials for consumers, food workers, and the food industry as part of their mission to help ensure a safe food supply, promote public health and safety, and provide consumer protection. Language barriers can inhibit compliance with the Kansas Food Code, and inspectors have needed additional training tools to help overcome these language barriers.

The "Focus on Food Safety" fact sheets are a valuable resource for retail establishments, like restaurants and grocery stores, and are provided during and after inspections as instructional assistance to staff when a restaurant's procedures are not in compliance. Several years ago, KDA-FSL translated the fact sheets into Spanish, which has served as a useful tool for food safety operators across the state.

The Chinese translations were made possible through a partnership with the K-State Confucius Institute and its associate director, Shijun Yan, who has also served in an advisory capacity as KDA-FSL works to expand educational materials. In addition to the translations, the K-State Confucius Institute has partnered with KDA-FSL to provide Chinese culinary classes throughout the state, with an emphasis on food safety, as well as Focus on Food Safety seminars with Chinese translation which will be held in Manhattan on August 27 and in Overland Park on August 29.

The "Focus on Food Safety" fact sheets can be found in Chinese, Spanish and English at agriculture.ks.gov/FSLeducation, along with a variety of other food safety educational materials. For more information about food safety in Kansas, contact the food safety and lodging program at 785-564-6767 or at kda.fsl@ks.gov.


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