Retail Food Safety Advisory Council

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​​​