Navigating the Latest Listeria Outbreak…again
Tayler Greenwood2024-09-10T16:49:57+00:00Welcome to Food Safety Education Month! Late last month in my blog we talked about this once-a-year time to focus on educating your employees [...]
Score Big in Food Safety: Amp Up Your Food Safety Education Month
Tayler Greenwood2024-08-02T16:28:35+00:00It is mid-August and in just a few short weeks it will be that time of the year again. The time we wait for [...]
The Critical Role of Staff Training and Education in Food Safety for Foodservice Professionals
Tayler Greenwood2024-07-10T18:25:11+00:00In mid-June, my colleagues and I at Kansas State University offered our Serving up Science: The Path to Safe Food in Schools course. The [...]
Halfway Gone, A Mid-Year Food Safety Check-up for your Foodservice Business
Tayler Greenwood2024-07-10T18:17:00+00:00July is often a time when a portion of us in the foodservice business are at our prime. In many areas of the country, [...]
Brushing up on Hygiene: Are Nail Brushes the Unsung Hero of Clean Hands?
Michelle Greenwood2024-06-10T14:42:43+00:00Last month, I focused the discussion within the blogs on handwashing. One aspect of handwashing that I did not cover was the use of [...]
Clean Hands, Safe Eats: Considerations to Improve Handwashing Compliance
Michelle Greenwood2024-05-10T19:45:15+00:00In my blog earlier this month, I discussed a bit of the art and science behind handwashing. If you are reading a blog post [...]
Clean Hands, Safe Eats: The Art and Science of Handwashing in Foodservice Operations
Michelle Greenwood2024-05-10T19:40:26+00:00Last week, I had the pleasure of joining one of our FoodHandler partners, Martin Bros. Distributing, for a Webinar on handwashing. During the webinar, [...]
Understanding Food Contamination in Foodservice Operations
Michelle Greenwood2024-04-19T13:56:10+00:00Within this blog, I’ve provided a lot of details about the finer points of food safety – from making sure your kitchen staff is [...]
Neglected Safety: CDC Report Casts Doubts on the Ability of the Foodservice Industry to Ensure Ill Workers Stay at Home
Food Safety Experts2023-06-05T19:52:32+00:00Early in June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report outlining foodborne illness outbreaks in retail foodservice establishments. The report outlined outbreaks from 25 state and local health departments from 2017 through 2019.
Does Temperature Really Matter when Washing your Hands?
Food Safety Experts2023-02-14T15:43:31+00:00In January, I reviewed the changes to the 2022 Food Code in my blog (check out Part I and Part II), and one change to the food code that I had mentioned, but didn’t discuss in-depth, was the change that lowered the water temperature a hand sink was required to produce to 85°F, as noted in Section 2-202.12 of the code. This requirement has been in place since the publishing of the 2001 Food Code, which required a water temperature of 100°F. Prior to this, 110°F was required (see the 1999 Food Code). So why the change and does water temperature when washing your hands really matter?
