IDDBA Food Safety Scholarship Deadline Nears

The next application deadline for the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association Food Safety Certification Reimbursement Program is Aug. 1 for training completed between May 1 and June 30.

The IDDBA reimburses a portion of expenses to IDDBA-member retailer companies that certify dairy, deli, and bakery department-level managers and associates in food safety. In FY 2010-11, the program paid out $11,497 to retailers who certified a total of 408 managers and associates.

Since the program began in July 2003, retailers have received reimbursement totaling $212,733 for certifying 5,584 managers and associates.

There are six FSCRP application deadlines each year for the previous testing period.

Madison, Wis.-based IDDBA is a nonprofit membership organization serving the dairy, deli, bakery, cheese and supermarket foodservice industries.