I’ve been in the food service industry all of my life. As a child, I remember spending the warm summer days sitting on the front porch of my Grandma’s country store – a convenience store
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Conquering this enemy is increasingly a matter of choice
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three guest opinion columns by Jim Mann in recognition of September as National Food Safety Month. The more we learn about norovirus, the clearer the
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UPDATED: Hand washing goes high tech during Vegas demo
UPDATED: Coverage of Wednesday activities added The Norovirus Summit III picked up where last week’s Conference For Food Protection left off. Presentations and workshops took on the Norovirus challenge from beating back biofilms to data-driven
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Restaurant association acquires food safety certification entity
The National Restaurant Association bought a food safety certification body — the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals — earlier this week. 
The Orlando-based National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) formed 18 years ago
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Turn Your Food Safety Program ‘Upside Down’
Take a moment to imagine this scenario: Cheryl works in the food service industry and always arrives on time to work. However, this morning she isn’t feeling well and is running behind. She arrives a
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