Food Safety at Temporary Events in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Abstract

This capstone project provides a total of eight detailed training presentations focused on educating food vendors on the importance of food safety and the regulations associated with selling food at temporary events in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The training presentations allow operators and food vendors the ability to watch, pause, and rewatch as needed. The final presentation shows the importance of food safety while examining violation and compliance data compiled from 2018, 2019, and 2021 in Milwaukee. The capstone accomplishes providing educational outreach and reducing violations related to food safety at temporary events. Future studies will include this to be evaluated by showing the trainings to operators, and providing them with a pre and post knowledge survey. The survey data will be used to update material as needed. This capstone will contribute as the framework for an improved temporary event operator/vendor training program offered by the Milwaukee Health Department.