[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL CERTIFIED DIETARY MANAGERS AND 
        CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION PROFESSIONALS DAY OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. JENNIFER A. KIGGANS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 28, 2023

  Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
Inaugural National Certified


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Dietary Managers (CDM), Certified Food Protection Professionals (CFPP) 
  Day of the Year. This day is meant to honor the contributions these 
 professionals have made in the food service management profession and 
    the lives they have impacted through their service in America's 
  healthcare industry.I would also like to recognize the Association of 
Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals for their efforts to designate 
November 28, 2023, as the inaugural National CDM, CFPP Day of the Year. 
Over 90 percent of the ANFP's more than 14,000 members work in 
healthcare and a majority of those are in long-term care facilities. As 
a geriatric nurse practitioner, I have seen firsthand the way in which 
CDMs and CFPPs positively affect health outcomes for members of our 
greatest generation.
  These professionals play an essential role in America's healthcare 
industry and as such are responsible for managing nutrition and food 
service operations. They are trained and qualified to administer menus, 
food purchasing and preparation, and to apply nutrition principles, 
among many other things. The CDM, CFPP credential is also the basis for 
the ANFP Youth Apprenticeship Program, which was approved by the U.S. 
Department of Labor last year.
  I am proud to honor their significant impacts to healthcare and 
celebrate the inaugural National Certified Dietary Managers, Certified 
Food Protection Professionals Day of the Year.

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