Appendix A_ 2020 PSU Welcome Questions_9.25.19

Appendix A: PSU Welcome Questions OMB Control Number: 0584-0524

Expiration Date: xx/xx/20xx

Welcome Questions

Welcome to Produce Safety University! It is our privilege to be working with you for a week as we explore best practices on how to keep our children safe, while feeding them delicious, nutritious produce!

In advance of our time together, please answer the following questions. Please note that completion of this survey is voluntary. Your responses will help us ensure that you get the most out of your experience at Produce Safety University, and that we highlight relevant material that will be helpful in your day-to-day responsibilities. If you choose not to answer these questions, it will not affect your ability to participate in PSU. You are not required to complete the survey in order to earn continuing education credits.

1. What are your biggest food safety concerns regarding produce?

2. What are some of the challenges you face when serving produce in your program?

3. What are your current sources of produce and what percentage of your total produce would you estimate comes from each source? (Example answer: distributor-86%, DoD Fresh-10%, direct from farm-3.5%, school garden-0.5%)

4. How comfortable are you or your staff turning away produce items because they do not meet your specifications? Please choose one.

   1. Not at all comfortable

   2. Somewhat comfortable

   3. Comfortable

   4. Very comfortable

5. How many years have you worked in Child Nutrition?

6. What knowledge or skill are you hoping to gain from this training?

This information is being collected to assist the Food and Nutrition Service in collecting feedback from Produce Safety University participants regarding their critical produce safety training needs, course content and delivery, and program impact post-training. This study is voluntary and the feedback collected from it will be used to identify high priority training needs, determine effectiveness of course material and delivery method, justify program/training continuation, and identify any potential format changes. Under the Privacy Act of 1974 any personally identifying information that is obtained will be kept private to the extent provided by law. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0584-0524. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average eight minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA 22302, ATTN: PRA (0584-0524). Do not return the completed form to this address.

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