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WHO framework targets improved food safety in South East Asia

By Joe Whitworth on August 5, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified key priorities to improve food safety in the next five years in South East Asia.

The Framework for Action on Food Safety in the WHO South-East Asia Region…
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Norovirus outbreak in China linked to delivered food

By News Desk on April 8, 2020

Norovirus was behind a foodborne outbreak in 2018 caused by eating take-out food in China, according to a study.

The outbreak involved 157 probable cases and 20 people had laboratory-confirmed norovirus infections in two weeks…
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Michigan posts 25th hepatitis A death; restaurant worker sick

By Coral Beach on February 18, 2018
Hepatitis infection can cause a yellowing of the eyes and/or skin, which is referred to as jaundice. Photo illustration

An outbreak of hepatitis A has claimed another life in Michigan.…
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County requires hepatitis A vaccines for some food workers

By News Desk on February 3, 2018

Earlier this week the Salt Lake County Board of Health amended “Health Regulation #5: Food Sanitation” to require hepatitis A vaccination for all food workers in an establishment when anyone working in that establishment has…
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Publisher’s Platform: For goodness sake, vaccinate – for Hep A

By Bill Marler on September 24, 2017

There are now 16 dead with 292 sickened with hepatitis A in San Diego — mostly in the ignored homeless population. And, the numbers of people with this preventable disease is spiking. Colorado has 57…
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NSF’s EyeSucceed becomes Glass Partner; refines safety focus

By Coral Beach on July 19, 2017

Onsite inspections have long been a standard tool for food safety training and enforcement efforts, but wearable technology and augmented reality are combining to change that with Google Glass.

EyeSucceed, a technology company focusing on…
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NM food handlers, foodservice operators face new regs

By News Desk on February 15, 2017

Foodservice operations such as restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools and prisons in New Mexico face a March 1 deadline to meet new state food safety requirements, but they’ve already had a year’s grace period to get…
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Norovirus isn’t rocket science: Wash your freakin’ hands

By Francine L. Shaw on October 30, 2016

It’s estimated that the average person will get norovirus five times during their lifetime. Globally, there are 685 million cases of norovirus each year, with approximately 20 million of those cases occurring in the United…
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Restaurant study group calls for back-to-basics approach

By Jim Mann on October 10, 2016

logo-National-Restaurant-AssociationA record setting number of attendees for the National Restaurant Association’s Quality Assurance Study Group’s annual session filled the Millennium Conference Room at Loews Philadelphia Hotel this past week for a three-day introspection of the…
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The outbreak breakthrough of whole genome sequencing

By Jim Mann on September 6, 2016

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of three guest opinion columns by Jim Mann in recognition of September as Food Safety Month. Whole genome sequencing, WGS, is a new motivator for enhanced…
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Teach, train, test, repeat — food safety refreshers a must

By David Walpuck on April 27, 2016

Knowing the correct answer for a food safety certification question about proper food temperatures is not the same as knowing how to properly use a food thermometer. On-site follow-up training ensures that classroom learning is retained and implemented. Knowing the correct answer for a food safety certification test  is not the same as knowing how to properly use a food thermometer. On-site follow-up training ensures that classroom learning is…
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