FOOD SAFETY

FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM
The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. Fairfield ISD Child Nutrition Department has implemented the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) food safety program as required by the Texas Department of Agriculture. We meet the highest food safety standards established by the State and local health department.

FOOD SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS

Each campus Child Nutrition Manager and Assistant Manager, as well as the CN Director are required to maintain their Texas Food Manager Certification. Other Child Nutrition staff, including substitutes, are required to maintain their Texas Food Handler Certification.

HEALTH INSPECTIONS

Kitchens are inspected twice each school year by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

AcCessibility

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Translations in other languages: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cr/fns-nondiscrimination-statement

FISD Civil Rights Complaint Procedures