Michigan Restaurant&Lodging; MI Hospitality Foundation

Michigan school concession stands operate primarily with volunteer staff who lack formal food safety training, creating significant public health risks. Hot dogs and popcorn represent the highest-volume items served but pose temperature control challenges when handled by untrained volunteers. Cash handling creates cross-contamination risks when volunteers alternate between money and food service without proper handwashing protocols. Hot beverage service, particularly hot cocoa, presents burn hazards and temperature maintenance issues. This knowledge gap endangers public health at events where hundreds of community members consume food prepared by well-intentioned but untrained volunteers.