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FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION ACTIVITIES CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY OF 

 OUR INDUSTRY, AND AEB HAS RESPONDED WITH MANY PROJECTS, INCLUDING 

 EXHIBITS AND PRESENTATIONS AT INFLUENTIAL MEETINGS, SUCH AS THE 

 AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 

 HEALTH ASSOCIATION; THE DEVELOPMENT OF A "QDESTIONS AND ANSWERS" 

 LEAFLET ON SALMONELLA FOR SANITARIANS AND STATE PUBLIC HEALTH 

 OFFICERS; AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FOOD SAFETY KIT THAT PROVIDES 

 KEY INFORMATION IN ONE PACKAGE FOR CONDUCTING FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION 

 PROGRAMS AND FOR RESPONDING TO MEDIA INQUIRIES. 



ADDITIONALLY, AEB IS IN ITS THIRD YEAR OF SPONSORING THE 

 NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION'S SERVSAFE TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH 

 ANNUALLY REACHES 50,000 FOODSERVICE MANAGERS NATIONWIDE. AEB HAS 

 ALSO PRODUCED A FOODSERVICE EGG SAFETY AND HANDLING VIDEOTAPE, OF 

 WHICH 5,000 OPERATORS IN "HIGH RISK" SETTINGS (HOSPITALS AND 

 NURSING HOMES), PLUS COMMERCIAL OPERATORS, HAVE RECEIVED. A 

 LAMINATED "EGG SAFETY AND QUALITY" CHART (AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND 

 SPANISH) HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALMOST 80,000 FOODSERVICE 

 OPERATORS TO DATE. CAMERA-READY VERSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR 

 USE ON EGG CASES AND MAILINGS. 



CONSUMERS CAN BENEFIT FROM AEB'S "EGG HANDLING AND CARE 

 GUIDE," WHICH IS DESIGNED FOR NON-PROFESSIONAL COOKS IN THE HOME. 

 ALSO TO REACH CONSUMERS, AEB RECENTLY SPONSORED A MEDIA TOUR, "MORE 

 FUN — LESS FEAR WITH FOOD." A TOP CHEF AND A REGISTERED DIETICIAN 

 TEAMED UP TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE THAT HEALTHY EATING CAN BE 



