NACCHO Podcast: Richmond County Health Department’s Sustainable Food Safety Programs

In the fourth episode of NACCHO’s Food Safety podcast series, Nicholas Adams, Senior Program Analyst for Environmental Health, interviews Traci Stevens, Environmental Health Specialist at Richmond County Health Department in North Carolina. They discuss how the department sustains its effective retail food safety programs, which recently earned the 2024 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for excellence in food safety practices.

Richmond County, a rural area with a population of 43,000, has achieved full conformance with all nine FDA Retail Program Standards, thanks to Traci’s dedication. In this episode, she shares how the department ensures its program remains high-quality and sustainable.

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Explore more about local food safety program success stories on NACCHO’s Food Safety podcast series.