NEW MEXICO FOOD SAFETY STRONG

Goal: New Mexico Food Safety Strong (NMFSS) will increase and improve the sustainability of food safety knowledge and quality assurance to food growers and small processors throughout New Mexico.Objectives: Objective 1: Expand Food Safety Training to new audiences: small-scale food processors/value-added businesses and entrepreneurs.Objective 2: Provide in-person and online Food Training and technical assistance to a minimum of 90 small-scale food processors/value-added business owners or operators.Objective 3: Increase of 50 additional food producers and processors in the Approved Supplier Program, especially harder-to-reach, small-scale producers/processors.Objective 4: Improve Food Safety Capacity and access to food safety resources of at least five Food Hubs and aggregators.Objective 5: Increase five additional lead trainers or apprentice/co-trainers from the food hubs to the existing NMFMA Food Safety Training Network (FSTN).