National Restaurant Association Regulatory Update

January 2009   Volume 1 Issue 1  
Dear Regulatory Partner:

We are pleased to launch the first of our quarterly e-mails to the restaurant industry's partners in the health and safety regulatory community.

The National Restaurant Association, state restaurant associations, and the nation's 945,000 restaurant locations value our partnerships with you. We hope this newsletter provides a sense of the changes, challenges and innovations shaping the nation's restaurant industry. Our goal is to strengthen the knowledge of all individuals who work on food issues, workplace safety and nutrition topics each day.

Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your colleagues and friends. We welcome your comments and feedback.

Sincerely,

Donna Garren, Ph.D.
Vice President, Health and Safety Regulatory Affairs
National Restaurant Association
202/331-5987, dgarren@restaurant.org


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