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This document was created to help you find local and regional Food Safety support. For self-help resources, guides, and templates see bottom of this document
Local Food Safety Resources
- Keely O’Brien [email protected] – food safety plans, FSPCA, dairy/food safety assistance, 615-898-5892
- Middle Tennessee State University link
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture link Danny Withers 615- 218-2212, [email protected]
- Middle Tennessee State University Creamery 615-898-2300
Regional Food Safety Resources
- Penn State Extension link
- Penn State Extension for small scale cheesemakers link, Kerry Kaylegian [email protected]
- Southern Center for Food Safety Training, Outreach and Technical Assistance link Dr. Michelle Danyluk [email protected]
- Find additional resources through your regional dairy check-off The Dairy Alliance link
National Resources – Not finding local help?
- Dairy Food Safety Support available nationwide
- National Dairy Food Safety Hotline staffed by experts [email protected] or call (315) 787-2600
- Center for Dairy Research – Food safety/quality support [email protected]
- National Organizations with dairy food safety resources
- Safe Cheesemaking American Cheese Society curated resource hub
- Safe Ice Cream Food safety resource hub for ice cream
- Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Food safety guides, checklists, workshops
- North American Ice Cream Association Food safety page
- WCMA Food safety page and templates
- The Dairy Practices Council Peer reviewed guidance documents
- 3-A Sanitary Standards Standards for hygienic design
Dairy Food Safety Resources For self-help resources, guides and templates Click Here
These tools were curated in collaboration with a team of industry, trade association and academic volunteers. If you think a resource or contact is missing, please let us know [email protected]

