Samuel J. Crumbine Award

The Crumbine Award, sponsored by the Conference for Food Protection, is a prestigious national award given annually to local environmental Health jurisdictions who demonstrate excellence and continual improvement in a comprehensive food protection program. The purpose of the award is to encourage improvement and stimulate public interest in foodservice sanitation. The award is named in honor of Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine (1862 – 1954), a sanitarian-physician and public health pioneer who was renowned for his innovative methods of improving public health protection. More information on the Crumbine Award, including a list of previous winners and their nomination packages, is available at www.crumbineaward.com.

Crumbine Award sponsors include:

• American Academy of Sanitarians
• American Public Health Association
• Association of Food and Drug Officials
• Foodservice Packaging Institute
• International Association for Food Protection
• National Association of County & City Health Officials
• National Environmental Health Association
• National Restaurant Association Solutions
• NSF International
• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.