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Equal Opportunity in Employment and Services The Consumer Health Services Section of the Wyoming Department of
Agriculture is charged with overseeing the safety of the states food
supply. The section also has some Environmental Health duties such
as swimming pool inspection, assisting with drinking water safety,
assisting communities with nuisance complaints, etc. The section is
composed of 20 field staff, two supervisors, one program manager,
one assistant program manager, and one support staff position. The
field staff have degrees in Animal Science, Food Science and
Environmental Health. CHS conducts food safety education and inspectional activities in
all What does Consumer Health Services (CHS) do?
CHS also provides educational trainings for industry and consumers by offering:
Partners Partnerships are key to food safety & public health programs today. CHS partners with the Wyoming Food Safety Coalition comprised of individuals working for a variety of agencies and organizations dedicated to food safety in Wyoming. The WFSC members provide educational training to industry, food workers and consumers. CHS has also reached a solid cooperative partnership with the state health department in the investigation of foodborne illness. The state epidemiologist, the manager of CHS and other public health officials meet every week to discuss infectious disease reports. The state health reps, nurses and CHS inspectors work together to conduct the investigations. It is a true team effort and communication is complete and positive. CHS has recently established a solid partnership with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Together with the WY Dept of Health, DEQ and EPA, we are striving to prevent waterborne disease outbreaks in the state. CHS promotes HACCP and Blue Ribbon Program HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) system allows food service managers to identify hazards within their operation and monitor critical control points to ensure food has remained safe. Food industry management that develops a written HACCP plan, monitors critical control points, establish corrective actions and record keeping system, receives our Blue Ribbon Award. With HACCP, managers take the responsibility to control the safety of the items produced for consumption. We are determined to do everything we can, to see that Wyoming's food is the safest in the world! To voice a concern or complaint about WDA programs, please call the WDA hotline at 888-413-0114.
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