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Food Safety Is Everyone’s Business
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by Martin Miron
ndrea Somers, a pride in providing the best certified nutritionist, training possible.” certified COVID-19 In addition to food safety contact tracer and corporate training classes for food flight attendant, is also a manager certification, food ServSafe instructor and prochandler training and alcohol tor. Her business is named training, she also helps Food Safety Training & newbies in the food industry Exams. She provides specific with their setups. Primarily training focusing on the imconcentrating on Central portance of a comprehensive Florida, she notes, “I take a knowledge of food safety personal interest to provide Andrea Somers procedures in the workplace. the very best training so All individuals that handle food, whether in that my clients succeed and are successful preparation or serving, are required by law to in their business. I remain in contact to give be trained in food safety to insure the safety them updates on any changes in the industry of customers and protecting staff from crossand keep myself available to help them with contamination and food-borne illness. any information or help that they need. My “I have been partners in two restauclients become friends and their success is a rants, as well as a private caterer for many reflection of me.” high-profile clients when I was a corporate Somers advises that it is important for contract flight attendant, says Somers. “I the public to be informed of changes in the had the privilege to travel and experience food industry for their protection. She says, many cultures, exposing me to some of “The food industry has been the hardest hit the most incredible chefs. My interest in and needs the public’s support, especially the food and the quality, presentation and how small businesses mom and pop operations.” they controlled their kitchens. When it came time for me to retire from flying, a Food Safety Training & Exams is located at friend who worked as an instructor/procSW 72nd Ct., in Ocala. For more informator talked me into giving this a try. As the tion, call 352-207-1569 or visit Facebook. story goes, I love what I do and take great com/foodcertifications.
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