# 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference

> **NIH FDA R13** · PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION · 2020 · $180,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
Foodborne illness is a serious public health issue. One in six Americans will experience a foodborne illness a
year (CDC), and for many it could require a trip to the doctor or hospitalization. A key step is making sure
people know how to handle food in the home in a way that reduces their risk of foodborne illness.
The 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference will take place March 10-12 at the Marriott Marquis in
Washington, D.C. We expect 400 health and food safety educators nationwide to attend. The eighth event in
this conference series, the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (CFSEC) aims to reduce the rate of
foodborne illness in the United States by empowering health and food safety educators with the tools they
need to effectively engage consumers on the topic of safe food handling practices that reduce the risk of
illness. These aims align with the Food and Drug Administration CFSAN’s function to provide consumer
education and charge to protect public health. The conference will:
• Provide opportunities to network and engage in collaborative dialogue with health and food safety
 educators from all sectors.
• Feature take-home strategies to support attendees in influencing food safety knowledge, attitudes, and
 behaviors of consumers.
• Equip participants with the tools and resources needed to address their biggest food safety education
 program challenges.
The 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference will advance the knowledge, practice and reach of
health and food safety educators in support of the proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives:
• FS 2030-7: Increase proportion of consumers who follow the key food safety practice of “Clean: wash
 hands and surfaces often.”
• FS 2030-8: Increase proportion of consumers who follow the key food safety practice of “Cook: cook to
 the safe internal temperature.”
• FS 2030, items 1-4: Related to reduced incidence of infection from Campylobacter, E-Coli, listeria
 monocytogenes, salmonella.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10142768
- **Project number:** 1R13FD006956-01
- **Recipient organization:** PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION
- **Principal Investigator:** Britanny Saunier
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $180,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-07-01 → 2022-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10142768

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10142768, 2021 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (1R13FD006956-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10142768. Licensed CC0.

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