Keeping Food Safe While Serving Outdoors
Kevin Roberts2023-05-11T17:17:26+00:00This afternoon I met some friends for lunch and as I drove through our beautiful downtown area in Manhattan, KS, I noticed that many [...]
The Importance of Air Gaps in Providing Safe Food to All
Kevin Roberts2023-05-11T17:07:48+00:00Late last month, I was exploring job tasks that are important for entry-level foodservice managers to understand related to food safety. The usual items [...]
Flour Safety: Don’t Let E. coli become the Secret Ingredient in your Cake.
Kevin Roberts2023-04-19T14:20:41+00:00Earlier this month, we started to see information coming out about a foodborne illness outbreak from an unlikely source – flour. As of early-April, [...]
Be Proactive and Don’t End Up in Food Safety Jail!
Kevin Roberts2023-04-12T15:26:18+00:00Ok, I admit – there really is no food safety jail. But there is jail and, while it is uncommon, you can be sent [...]
Was that last 24 Hour “Bug” You Had Really a Foodborne Illness in Disguise?
Kevin Roberts2023-04-12T15:22:54+00:00Within this blog, I have discussed many foodborne pathogens: E. coli, Hepatitis, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter. But we’ve somehow managed to omit Staphylococcus [...]
30 Years Later: The Foodborne Illness Outbreak that Changed Food Safety
Kevin Roberts2023-03-13T20:05:14+00:00In January, we hit a major anniversary. One I am betting snuck by many of you – including me! January marked 30 years since [...]
During National Food Safety Education Month is it time for Your Food Safety Refresher?
Kevin Roberts2022-09-09T16:20:53+00:00You see them in every restaurant and commercial foodservice operation across the United States. Framed and proudly displayed, often by the kitchen, the cashier, [...]
The Blank Canvas of a New Year: Don’t Leave your Food Safety Program out of your New Year’s Resolutions
Kevin Roberts2022-01-06T14:55:55+00:00Each year, we get the opportunity to begin a new year and turn to a new page, sort of speak. As we start [...]
Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes: Serious Threats to the Safety of Food
Kevin Roberts2021-08-04T08:03:24+00:00Earlier in the month, I mentioned the top microbial enemies we all face in foodservice operations, E. coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes. While [...]
E. coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes…oh my!
Kevin Roberts2021-08-04T08:06:30+00:00Last month, I blogged a bit about the human factor in food safety. In the foodservice management realm, I do think the human factor [...]