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<< back to the 2002 archive listing << Dairy, Food and Environmental Sanitation Commentary From The Executive Director This will be an exciting time for DFES as we embark upon its name change
to Food Protection Trends
The new name will be put into use with the January 2003 issue, but a lot of details need to be tended to between now and then. With a new name will come a new look inside the Journal. We will keep the same features you have come to rely upon such as News, Updates, Industry Pro-ducts, Coming Events and a Career Services Section. In addition, we will continue to run “Special Reports” and “Thoughts on Food Safety” when available. With the cooperation of our authors and reviewers, we hope to be able to continue placing three articles in each issue as we have done over the past few months. The volume of submitted articles has been strong over the past year and we expect to see this trend continue. So what will be different, you may ask? Mostly the name and inside look. It was time for a change and the Committee felt it was best to rename the Journal to be in line with the Association’s name. Also, we hope to incorporate new information or columns such as Reader Comments and Point-Counterpoint columns. From our survey results one year ago, readers liked the content of DFES but were interested in receiving more information (articles) and more reader interaction (Reader Comments and Point-Counterpoint). We encourage your participation in providing Reader Comments for publication. We feel that this type of interaction can be stimulating and helps to expose readers to a variety of individual opinions. If you have comments you want to share with readers, forward them to our office in care of Donna Bahun. If you have an idea for a Point-Counterpoint column, you may also contact Donna. We invite thought-provoking conversation and interaction among IAFP Members and readers. This will be an exciting time for DFES as we embark upon its name change to
Food Protection Trends. Watch the upcoming issues of DFES for the transition Now, before closing for this month, I would be remiss if I did not mention two things. First off, September is Food Safety Month and has been for a number of years. This program is sponsored by the National Restaurant Association and many other fine associations and companies. The intent is to educate the consumer about safe handling of foods and to keep the consuming public healthy. The second item is to remember September 11, 2001. The world is a different place than it was prior to September 11, 2001. The world of food safety has changed much over this last year. Think of what you are doing differently than before the tragedies that occurred that day. Take a few minutes out of your life to pay your respects to the victims of those terrible attacks and let us gain strength from our unity to oppose these evil acts! |