The Retail Food Safety Advisory Council (RFSAC) is a council that advises the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection's (DATCP) Division of Food and Recreational Safety (DFRS) in identifying opportunities to promote education, training, and consistency in inspection, and to address emerging trends in food protection. The Council is comprised of 20 members, including Wisconsin regulatory professionals and individuals from around the state representing educational institutions, retail food associations, and retail food entities concerned with food safety. The Council meets quarterly to address retail food safety issues and trends in Wisconsin. Council members serve a four-year term.
The RFSAC’s mission is to promote a culture of food
protection in the State of Wisconsin with open communication between government
and industry.
The Council advances food protection, education, and food
safety culture in the state of Wisconsin. The Council combines the time,
resources and educational connections of Wisconsin’s top industry food safety
professionals and partners with resources available at regulatory agencies to
encourage improvement in the industry. It also provides a platform for food
safety professional networking and forums that may not otherwise occur
organically between regulatory agencies and industry.
The Council's duties include establishing, maintaining, and
achieving food protection as it relates to:
Food defense and
traceability strategies
Retail food safety
education and training strategies
Emerging trends in
food protection and the impact they have in Wisconsin
Allergen control
strategies
Identifying
resources and solutions to challenges facing DATCP
Identifying
resources and solutions to challenges facing industry
Participation on
Wisconsin Food Code rule revision committee
Food protection
risk factor reduction strategies
To access the archive of materials from when the RFSAC was a committee, click here.