Food Safety

SafeBites Time and Temperature Control: How To’s

2021-08-04T21:18:52+00:00

Welcome back! In the last blog I gave the low down on temperature controlled for safety (TCS) foods and the temperature danger zone (TDZ). The focus of this blog is all about control of time and temperatures of foods in your operations. You might say we are discussing Control Issues! Kidding aside, knowing that temperature abuse is a leading cause of foodborne illness, it only makes sense to pay attention to the time that TCS foods are in the TDZ (remember, that is between 41° F and 135° F). FoodHandler® recently updated some useful time and temperature documentation tools.

SafeBites Time and Temperature Control: How To’s2021-08-04T21:18:52+00:00

SafeBites Time and Temperature Control: Why & When

2021-08-04T20:05:27+00:00

Hi Everyone – Cathy here. Having written the SafeFood Blog for Iowa State University for over ten years, I am happy to have the opportunity to work with FoodHandler in my retirement. Jeannie and I share with FoodHandler a passion for making sure food served is safe.

SafeBites Time and Temperature Control: Why & When2021-08-04T20:05:27+00:00

Cross Out Cross Contamination

2018-06-06T13:03:08+00:00

Cross contamination is a major risk factor contributing to foodborne illness, but there are steps that you can take in your foodservice operation to mitigate the risk.  In this blog, we cover the basics of cross contamination, the risks that result, and sources of cross-contamination so that you can understand the serious risk it presents. In the next blog, strategies to lower this risk will be covered.

Cross Out Cross Contamination2018-06-06T13:03:08+00:00

Announcement from FoodHandler’s Sales Manager

2021-08-05T18:34:47+00:00

We are pleased to announce that our new food safety consultants—Dr. Jeannie Sneed and Dr. Cathy Strohbehn—will be writing blogs twice each month, on the first and fifteenth. Their goal is to make these blogs relevant, and to continue conversations about food safety among foodservice operators. We invite you to contact them to ask questions, share success stories, make suggestions for blog topics, or provide other thoughts you have about food safety. You can email them at foodsafety@foodhandler.com

Announcement from FoodHandler’s Sales Manager2021-08-05T18:34:47+00:00

Greens & Spinach – Please Lettuce Be Safe to Eat

2017-08-17T15:36:11+00:00

According to the new food nutrition pyramid, we are to eat at a minimum, around 3 cups of dark green vegetables along with other servings of fruits and vegetables each week. That is becoming more difficult as outbreaks such as E. coli 0157:H7 creates bad news for the produce industry, not to mention the victims.

Greens & Spinach – Please Lettuce Be Safe to Eat2017-08-17T15:36:11+00:00

Refrigeration Tips to Keep Your Food Safe

2017-08-17T15:36:37+00:00

A refrigerator is one of the most important pieces of kitchen equipment for keeping foods safe. In a food service environment, our existence depends on the cooling equipment. The science of refrigeration has evolved from prehistoric times when man found his wild game would last longer packed in the coolness of a cave or packed in snow.  Our ancestors harvested ice to keep food cold. Now, if the power goes off, we are instantly reminded of the refrigerator’s importance to our daily life, at home and certainly in a food service facility.

Refrigeration Tips to Keep Your Food Safe2017-08-17T15:36:37+00:00
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