ISSN 0022-0892
Vol. 89, Issue 4, 2026November 01, 2026 MDT
A National Census of Retail Food Inspector Standardization: Workforce Capacity, Training Practices, and Opportunities for Expansion in the United States
A National Census of Retail Food Inspector Standardization: Workforce Capacity, Training Practices, and Opportunities for Expansion in the United States
Chintan Somaiya, MBA, MS, Gagandeep Gill, MPH, DrPH, Rance Baker, Roseann DeVito, MPH, PMP, Lindsay Fahnestock, MPH, DrPH, Sukhdeep Chera, DO, David Dyjack, DrPH, CIH, Manjit Randhawa, MPH, MD,
retail food safetyretail food inspectionfood safety regulatory workforceinspector standardizationworkforce capacityworkforce developmentinspector trainingVoluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standardsregulatory program capacity buildingfood safety inspection consistency
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Somaiya, C., Gill, G., Baker, R., DeVito, R., Fahnestock, L., Chera, S., Dyjack, D., & Randhawa, M. (2026). A National Census of Retail Food Inspector Standardization: Workforce Capacity, Training Practices, and Opportunities for Expansion in the United States. Journal of Environmental Health, 89(4), 14–23. https://doi.org/10.70387/001c.173646