Journal of Food Studies ISSN 2166-1073 2017, Vol. 6, No. 1 31 Challenges to Implementing Food Safety and Produce Handling Training in School Meal Programs Sandra C. Curwood, PhD, RDN (Corresponding author) School Nutrition Programs Director, Virginia Department of Education 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, United States Tel: 1-804-371-2339 E-mail: sandra.curwood@doe.virginia.gov Susan W. Arendt, PhD, RD, FAND Professor in Hospitality Management Associate Chair for Undergraduate Academic Affair, Iowa State University 9E MacKay Hall, 2302 Osborn Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States Tel: 1- 515-294-7575 E-mail: sarendt@iastate.edu Lakshman Rajagopal, PhD Associate Professor in Hospitality Management, Iowa State University 31MacKay Hall, 2302 Osborn Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States Tel: 1- 515-294-9740 E-mail: lraj@iastate.edu Stephen W. Sapp, PhD Professor in Sociology, Iowa State University 320 East Hall, 510 Farm House Lane, Ames, Iowa, 50011, United States Tel: 1-515-294-1403 E-mail: ssapp@iastate.edu Received: August 9, 2017 Accepted: September 2, 2017 Published: September 4, 2017 doi:10.5296/jfs.v6i1.11669 URL: https://doi.org/10.5296/jfs.v6i1.11669