E. Coli Outbreaks, The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Food Safety Experts2024-01-03T22:58:00+00:00Late in December, in response to possible E. coli contamination, we saw a recall issued for 7,000 pounds of ground beef. While 7,000 pounds [...]
A Fresh Start: Recommitting Yourself and Your Business to Food Safety in 2024
Food Safety Experts2024-01-03T21:11:06+00:00As we get settled into the new year and leave the hustle and bustle of the holiday season behind, it is the perfect time [...]
Produce Safety: A Growing Concern
Food Safety Experts2021-08-04T21:59:40+00:00Fifteen to 20 years ago, if you would have asked a restaurant manager about food safety, she or he would have likely engaged you in a deep conversation about end-point cooking temperatures of meat and poultry products, limiting cross contamination, and the temperature danger zone. Missing from the conversation would have been much, if any, discussion about fresh produce safety. Then, we didn’t think anyone could get sick from lettuce or tomatoes. Then in 2006 – we had the BIG bagged lettuce national outbreak followed by outbreaks of listeria and salmonella from cantaloupes in 2011 and 2012. Now, we know better.
Cleaning and Sanitizing in a Mid – to Post- Coronavirus World
Food Safety Experts2021-08-04T22:04:01+00:00
Get it Right! Using Risk-Based Inspections to Your Advantage
Food Safety Experts2021-08-05T17:56:29+00:00
Announcement from FoodHandler’s Sales Manager
Emily Kinateder2021-08-05T18:34:47+00:00We 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
FDA has released the newest version of the Food Code
Emily Kinateder2021-08-05T18:35:50+00:00Blog by Lori Stephens based on the new FDA Food Code release.
Stocking Your Food Safety Toolbox
Emily Kinateder2021-08-05T18:36:41+00:00Blog by Lori Stephens, based directly on SafeBites webinar by Dr. Jeannie Sneed, PhD, February 2018
Stay On Top of Food Recalls
Sam Vargas2017-08-17T15:35:22+00:00Food recalls in the national news have been grabbing some priority headlines lately. Actually, it’s a continuous public health issue involving some kind of contamination, mislabeling, undeclared food allergens, or tampering. Every month several foods are being recalled that we as food industry professionals may not always be aware of. Past lists have included food ingredients from China, peanut butter, meats, poultry, seafood, canned chili, produce such as spinach and tomatoes products.
