Food
safety and food defense are
important aspects of the USDA
nutrition assistance programs.
The Office of Food Safety
coordinates these efforts within
all these programs. On this
website, you will find
information on food safety and
food defense from the Office of
Food Safety as well as links to
FNS’ food safety partners.
School Food Service
Inspection Reports -
Schools are required
to obtain two school
food safety
inspections per
school year. State
Agencies (SAs) that
administer the
school meal programs
are required to
report the number of
inspections obtained
by their schools.
Electronically reproduced with
permission from
Journal
of
Environmental
Health, 72(7):
8-13, a publication
of
the National
Environmental Health
Association.
