Training for Food Processing Employees

English & Spanish

View the trainings videos on YouTube:

• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 Training for Food Processing Facilities
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 Video de capacitación para empleados de la Industria Alimentaria

Get a certificate for training here:

• Training Certificate (English)
• Training Certificate (Spanish)

Training for Fresh Produce Farms and Packinghouses

English & Spanish

View the trainings videos on YouTube:

• IFS@CU & PSA | COVID-19 Training for Fresh Produce Farms and Packinghouses
• IFS@CU & PSA | Capacitación Sobre COVID-19 Para Huertas y Empacadoras De Productos Agrícolas Frescos

COVID-19 Management Control Strategies for Food Facilities

This free course is designed to provide food industry managers and supervisors with the tools and resources to help manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their employees and business operations. While we recommend participants work their way through the entire series of modules, they can choose to take individual modules as stand-alone lessons.

For questions, please contact at543 [at] cornell.edu (Aljosa Trmcic).

Module List

1. Course Introduction and Objectives
2. Risk-based Framework Overview
3. The Biology of COVID-19: Virus Properties, Symptoms, and Mechanisms of Spread
4. COVID-19 Risk Factors
5. Basic Control Factors
6. Proactive Mitigation Strategies
7. Reactive Mitigation Strategies
8. Verification and Validation of Mitigation Strategies
9. Modeling COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in your Facility
10. Developing a COVID-19 Control Culture
11. Developing and Communicating Front-line Training

Educational Videos on COVID-19

English & Spanish

View the trainings videos on YouTube:

• IFS@CU & CCE | Information for Food Industry Workers
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 Información para Trabajadores de la Industria Alimentaria

Food Facility Strategy Checklist

English & Spanish

This document outlines a draft checklist on COVID-19 risk management strategy implementation for food companies. Possible measures to be implemented are organized following the “TOP” principle – Technical/ Organizational/ Personnel. This is a guide only and any given company is strongly encouraged to modify this to fit their situation and circumstances. Updated on May 11, 2020.

• IFS@CU | Food Facility COVID-19 Strategy Checklist (PDF)
• IFS@CU | Food Facility COVID-19 Strategy Checklist (Word)
• IFS@CU | Lista de chequeo estratégico del COVID-19 para Instalaciones (Word)

Please contact lmf226 [at] cornell.edu (Louise Felker) with feedback and suggestions for corrections.

Frequently Touched Surfaces Checklist

English & Spanish

Download a checklist of frequently touched surfaces. Posted on March 20, 2020.

• IFS@CU | Checklist of Frequently Touched Surfaces
• IFS@CU | Lista de superficies de frecuente contacto en procesos de la industria

Decision Trees

English & Spanish

Download a decision tree for when an employee is tested for or develops symptoms of COVID-19. Updated on May 25, 2021.

• IFS@CU | COVID-19 Decision Tree for the Food Industry
• IFS@CU | COVID-19 Árbol de decisiones para la industria alimenticia

Symptoms Checklist

English & Spanish

Download a checklist for screening employees and visitors before entering the processing facility. Updated on May 18, 2020.

• IFS@CU | Employee Screening Checklist
• IFS@CU | Lista de verificación de detección de síntomas de empleados

Standard Operating Procedures

Download an SOP for actions when a worker is tested for and/or tests positive for COVID-19. Updated on July 22, 2020.

• IFS@CU | SOP Actions for when a Worker Tests Positive
• IFS@CU | POE Acciones para cuando un trabajador da positivo

Download an SSOP (PDF) for cleaning and sanitizing frequently touched surfaces. Updated on April 23, 2020.

• IFS@CU | SSOP for Cleaning and Sanitizing Frequently Touched Surfaces (PDF)
• IFS@CU | SSOP for Cleaning and Sanitizing Frequently Touched Surfaces (Word)

Social Distancing Verification Spreadsheet

English & Spanish

Download a spreadsheet for verifying social distancing in the food processing plant. Updated on May 13, 2020.

• IFS@CU | Social Distancing Verification Checklist
• IFS@CU | Lista de verificación de distancia social

General

• CDC | Collection of COVID-19 Infographics and Posters. Updated on June 4, 2021.
• IFS@CU & PSA | Protecting Yourself and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19. Updated on September 4, 2020.
• NC State | COVID-19 Virus Transmission. Posted on August 3, 2020.
• CDC | COVID-19 Symptoms. Posted on April 13, 2020.
• CDC | How to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19. Posted on April 13, 2020.
• WHO | Can COVID-19 Spread through Feces? Posted on April 13, 2020.

Translated Resources

Spanish

• CDC | Collection of COVID-19 Factsheets and Posters. Updated on June 4, 2021.
• NRC-RIM | Customizable and Ready-to-use Vaccine Communication Material. Posted on April 13, 2021.
• CDC | Cómo Funcionan las Vacunas Contra el COVID 19 de Vector Viral. Posted on March 18, 2020.
• IFS@CU | How to Prioritize COVID-19 Control Strategies. Updated on March 15, 2020.
• IFS@CU & PSA | Protéjase y prevenga la propagación de COVID-19. Updated on September 4, 2020.
• NC State | COVID-19 Virus Transmission. Posted on August 3, 2020.
• FDA | Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Delivery Services. Posted on April 17, 2020.
• NC State | COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Wash Your Hands Often. Posted on April 13, 2020.

Korean

• FDA | Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Delivery Services. Posted on April 17, 2020.

Chinese

• FDA | Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Delivery Services. Posted on April 17, 2020.

Other Languages

• CDC | COVID-19 Infographics/Posters in French, Chinese, Arabic, Darip, Farsi, Russian, Swahili, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Amharic, Nepali, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Somali, Tigryna, Burmese. Updated on June 4, 2021.
• NRC-RIM | Customizable and Ready-to-use Vaccine Communication Material (Multiple Languages). Posted on April 13, 2021.
• IFS@CU | Comment prioser des stratégies de contrôle sur la COVID-19 (French). Posted on January 29, 2021.
• IFS@CU | How to Prioritize COVID-19 Control Strategies (Bangla). Posted on January 12, 2021.
• IFS@CU | Kukipa Kipakumbele Udhibiti wa COVID-19 (Swahili). Posted on September 30, 2020.

Food Industry

• IFS@CU | How to Prioritize COVID-19 Control Strategies. Updated on March 15, 2021.
• FDA | Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Delivery Services. Posted on April 13, 2020.

Farmers Markets

• IFS@CU & CCE | How to Handle Fresh Produce. Posted on June 9, 2020.
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 is NOT foodborne (all foods). Posted on June 9, 2020.
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 is NOT foodborne (produce). Posted on June 9, 2020.
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 is NOT foodborne (berries). Posted on June 9, 2020.
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 is NOT foodborne (dairy). Posted on June 9, 2020.
• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 is NOT foodborne (meat). Posted on June 9, 2020.

Consumer

• IFS@CU & CCE | COVID-19 is NOT Foodborne (grocery stores). Posted on June 18, 2020.
• NYSDOH | Takeout Food & Delivery Are Low Risk for COVID-19. Posted on May 22, 2020
• FDA | Shopping for Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Posted on April 16, 2020.

Vaccines

• NRC-RIM | Customizable and Ready-to-use Vaccine Communication Material. Posted on April 13, 2021.
• CDC | How mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Posted on March 18, 2021.
• CDC | How Viral Vector COVID-19 Vaccines Work. Posted on March 18, 2021.
• CDC | Learn About the New mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines. Posted on January 19, 2021.

Face Coverings

• CDC | Three Key Factors Required for a Respirator to be Effective. Posted on January 13, 2022.

Hand Washing

• NC State | COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Wash Your Hands Often. Posted on May 20, 2020.
• Government of Canada | Reduce the Spread of COVID-19; Wash Your Hands. Posted on May 14, 2020.

Contact Tracing

• CDC | What You Can Expect to Happen During Contact Tracing. Posted on July 22, 2020.