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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Sponsors the 2002 National Food Safety Education Month SM - "Check It Out Before You Check It In" JUNEAU, AK (August 15, 2002) The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has partnered with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) to participate in this year's National Food Safety Education Month SM , which runs throughout the month of September. This year's theme, "Check It Out Before You Check It In," focuses on the procedures necessary for purchasing and receiving safe food. ASMI's support of National Food Safety Education Month showcases its commitment to continued food safety education and training. Created by the NRAEF's International Food Safety Council, this annual food safety campaign strives to build awareness of the restaurant and foodservice industry's commitment to serving safe food, heightens awareness about the importance of food safety education, and encourages on-going food safety training for industry employees. "While this is the second year that we have supported this campaign on our website, we've actually been a quiet sponsor for a number of years," said Claudia Hogue, Foodservice Marketing Director for ASMI. "We're thrilled that the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is taking part in National Food Safety Education Month," said John Farquharson FMP, president of the NRAEF's International Food Safety Council. "We all need to unite to build awareness about our industry's commitment to food safety education." The IFSC offers educational and promotional materials free-of-charge to the industry in order to reinforce food safety education. Since its inception, the IFSC is proud to report increased participation with each year. To obtain materials and learn more about National Food Safety Education Month, visit the NRAEF's website at http://www.nraef.org/ifsc and click on the International Food Safety Council 's National Food Safety Education Month. For more information about ASMI, please call us toll-free at (800) 806-2497 or log onto www.alaskaseafood.org/foodservice.
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