WASHINGTON, DC -- August 25, 2003 -- The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has unveiled a comprehensive new industry program -- SuperSafeMark ® -- providing food retail operators with the most complete food safety training program ever available.  The program was recently approved for training in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

“SuperSafeMark ® is a revolutionary new program that offers complete food safety and sanitation instruction specifically designed for food retail operations," said Jill Hollingsworth, DVM, Vice President, Food Safety Programs, FMI.  "This program was designed by retailers for retailers with a focus on the most critical food safety issues today.  Food retail companies of all sizes will quickly learn that SuperSafeMark ® is a must-have resource"

Food Marketing Institute (FMI) conducts programs in research, education, industry relations and public affairs on behalf of its 2,300 member companies -- food retailers and wholesalers - - in the United States and around the world.  FMI's U.S. members operate approximately 26,000 retail food stores with a combined annual sales volume of $340 billion -- three-quarters of all food retail store sales in the United States.  FMI's retail membership is composed of large multi-store chains, regional firms and independent supermarkets.  Its international membership includes 200 companies from 60 countries.