Agriculture Chairwoman Stabenow and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Visit International Food Protection Training Institute
Battle Creek, Mich., Aug. 22 – Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today visited the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) to highlight the importance of the work being done in Michigan to protect our nation’s food supply. The Institute in Battle Creek uses the first-ever national food protection curriculum to train food protection professionals at all levels of government.
The Institute has trained over 1,700 highly-skilled food safety inspectors from 49 states. “The International Food Protection Training Institute has made Battle Creek the national leader in food safety,” said Sen. Stabenow. “The training being done at the Institute is preparing thousands of food safety professionals who are on the front lines protecting our food supply and keeping our families safe.”
“We are grateful for the commitment that Senator Stabenow and Secretary Vilsack have made to protect the nation’s food supply,” said Dr. Julia Bradsher, President and CEO of the Global Food Protection Institute. “Training programs, delivered at IFPTI, are essential to ensuring that food protection agencies have the skills they need to identify and prevent potential risks.”
The International Food Protection Training Institute was established as a global initiative by the Global Food Protection Institute (GFPI), a community of action advancing food protection. Founded in 2009, GFPI is well-positioned to influence the adoption of food protection policies and practices that lead to improved public health.