MICHIGAN: NSF appoints director of restaurant food safety division - (Fast Casual)
February 27, 2008 – 8:14 pmhttp://www.fastcasual.com/article.php?id=9985&na=1
NSF International has announced that Jennifer Tong has been appointed director of NSF’s Restaurant Food Safety Division.
In her new role, Tong is responsible for the strategic development of the NSF Dine Safer program, a certification program that helps restaurants and other retail foodservice establishments improve the quality of their food while enhancing their food safety efforts. Dine Safer combines federal and state regulations with industry best practices in food safety, workplace safety and sanitation.
Before joining NSF, Tong served as a health and safety regulatory affairs consultant for the National Restaurant Association, advising the association on health and safety issues.
While at the NRA, she also served as department director. Prior to the NRA, she worked as director of food safety and nutrition outreach for the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association where she provided technical advice to members and association staff departments on produce food safety, food security and nutrition.
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