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Release: Immediate
Contact: Patricia Smith
Date: April 18, 2018
Phone: 252-726-7021

Marine Fisheries employee honored for public
health contributions in shellfish sanitation and seafood safety

MOREHEAD CITY — N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries employee Jeff French was recently honored for his educational efforts and work regarding shellfish sanitation and seafood safety.

French, who works with the division’s Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section, received the Richard R. Dideriksen Award last week at the North Carolina Environmental Health Supervisor’s Association Spring Business Meeting.

The award, presented annually, recognizes a health professional of a local health department or district, or state agency of North Carolina who has made significant contributions in the design, development, and implementation of programs that enhance and improve the public health practice. It is named for Richard R. Dideriksen, who through individual or group efforts, played an integral role in designing, developing, and delivering quality public health educational programs in North Carolina.

French has worked for the Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section since 1999, but for the past 17 years he has worked out of a basement office at his Reidsville home to provide extension, outreach and facility inspection for portions of North Carolina west of Interstate 95.

“In addition to inspecting the certified shellfish dealers in that portion of the state, Jeff also is the go-to guy for seafood and shellfish issues for county health departments,” said Division of Marine Fisheries Director Steve Murphey.

French also collaborates with N.C. Sea Grant and N.C. State of Practice Committee to organize, facilitate and teach the N.C. Seafood Quality and Safety Workshop. This school educates local restaurant and market inspectors on seafood handling and safety, which provides important safeguards for consumers. He works with county health departments by participating in Serve Safe training, HACCP training and has served on numerous state committees and boards.

Contact French for an interview at 336-348-6770 or Jeff.French@ncdenr.gov.

Download a photo of Dideriksen and French here.

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