Mission Statement
The goal of the translation work action group is to increase access to the Seafood HACCP training materials to a broader audience and ensure that our activities benefit a more inclusive range of stakeholders in the seafood industry.
Workgroup Responsibilities & Duties
- Coordinate translation of the Seafood HACCP training materials to Spanish and other languages.
- Create a network of Seafood HACCP trainers who can help with reviewing and editing the translations of the training materials.
Workgroup Size Limitations (or other requirements)
Limited to 5 people.
Workgroup Level of Commitment
The level of commitment is flexible based on the update in the guide.
Workgroup Term Limits
There is no term limit.
Workgroup Meeting Frequency
Once yearly, but this might change depending on the availability of the update in the guide that may need translation.
Workgroup Minutes
The Workgroup Lead will be responsible for keeping the meeting record. Meeting notes will be recorded by using Otter software.
Workgroup Resources
Funding for paying for the translation. So far, members of these work action groups do not charge for the time they spend reviewing and translating the guide.
Workgroup Lead
Razieh Farzad, Assistant Professor & Seafood Safety Extension Specialist, Food Science & Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida
Workgroup Members
Dr. Ginson Joseph, Assistant Professor, Fish Processing Technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) / Cochin University of Science and Technology
Katheryn Paraga-Estrada, Muscle Food Safety Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech, Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Evelyn Watts, Associate Professor, Seafood Extension Specialist, LSU AgCenter / LA Sea Grant
Jorge Descalzo, PhD, CEO, Executive Director, Food Safety and Quality Organization (FSQO)
Jose Sabal, Director, Sabal Food Safety Consulting