Updates, Opportunities and Challenges

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Updates, Opportunities and Challenges
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Recap (Jan. 2005 mtg)

• Program Revenue Enhancement (PREF)
• ServSafe trainings identified
• Food Safety Needs Assessment Survey of FCS EEs
  and PAs
• - food safety resources (updated bulletins,
  promotional educational materials)
• Budget situation

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AoE Budget Allocation

• 4700 July 2004 - June 2005 allocation
• 17000 carry-forward funds from previous years
• 20,000 January 2005

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Proposed Projects Jan 2005 Meeting

• Operational (10,000)

• Projects (10,000)
• Needs
• The Food Keeper
• Disaster Preparedness resources
• Marketing
• Promo folder
• Promo/Give-aways
• Expos (Ag, MRA)

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Expenditures

• Operations (10,000)
• Food Domain/Portal
• (3000)
• Retreat (2500)
• Meetings/
• Transp
• ( 500)
• Town Hall Meetings (4000)

• Projects (10,000)
• Needs resources
• The Food Keeper (1,500)
• Marketing
• Promo Folders (2,500)
• MRA Expo (600)
• Hidden Harvest Display (125)
• Ag Expo (500)
• Canning Posters (140)
• Expo Display Misc. Expenses (200)
• Carry-Forward 2005-2006 (700)

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Budget Balance ( 3735)

• Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Bulletins -
  Series vs manual?
• Give-Aways?
• MDA stickers (3400)?
• Others (??)
• Food Safety Survey ?

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Opportunities

• Decrease in foodborne illness
• One of the Agenda Priorities
• Emphasis on Health and Nutrition
• 2005 US Dietary Guidelines
• My Pyramid

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Opportunities

• Food Industry Changes
• Food Service
• Processing Industry
• Collaborations with Partners
• Task Forces
• FDA
• MDA
• Food Safety Alliance

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Challenges

• Membership
• Retiring and/or moving to new responsibilities
  (4)
• Voluntary not Dept.- based
• Status quo or Strategize?
• Active Recruitment?
• Other stakeholders/collaborators ? (ex. Industry
  MDA?)

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Challenges

• Projects
• PREF Implementation ServSafe
• Other possible PREF projects
• Other Food Safety Trainings? (HACCP, GAPs)
• Home Preservation Trainings?
• Development of resource materials ?

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Challenges

• Increased Expectations for AoE to provide
  leadership
• Price of Govt. discussions
• Impact Statements
• Documentation