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Ghost kitchens save restaurant industry during pandemic, but future is unknown

By Dan Flynn on March 25, 2021

In concept and use, ghost kitchens existed before the pandemic.

But in the year since the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020, declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to be a global pandemic,…
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Investigation into outbreak ends with cross-contamination in crosshairs

By News Desk on November 14, 2020

Public health officials say they have concluded their investigation of a Salmonella outbreak traced to a restaurant and food truck. As many as 230 people were infected.

Lambton Public Health in the province of Ontario,…
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Food stands are latest challenge for restaurant inspectors

By Dan Flynn on June 3, 2019

A mobile food truck and a “brokered” food stand, both in Bellevue, WA, remain closed after being shuttered last month by Public Health. The Seattle-King County agency reports its most recent restaurant closure was Tacos…
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NCSL helps make sense out of a maze of state food safety laws

By Dan Flynn on February 5, 2019

Food safety has made it with the Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures. The NCSL is the independent authority on the legislative bodies that govern America’s states and territories.

With funding assistance from The Pew…
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County wants public’s help with ‘Safe Eats on Kern Streets’

By News Desk on May 16, 2017

A program launched Monday by the Kern County Public Health Services seeks to reduce foodborne illnesses associated with food trucks and street vendors while encouraging the public to report sellers who don’t have proper permits.
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Food trucks with good food safety records hard to find in LA County

By News Desk on May 19, 2016

Food trucks in Los Angeles County are having a harder time than obtaining an “A” grade in restaurant inspections than brick and mortar locations or sometimes even sidewalk food carts. Those are among the findings…
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Retailers, even those on wheels, can take steps to prevent contamination

By Dan Flynn on April 18, 2016

portlandfoodtrucks_406x250 Chef Roy Choi eight years ago moved on to the mean streets of Los Angeles looking for customers in his Kogi Korean BBQ truck. In his rear window came a never-ending parade of food trucks…
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Beach Beat: The universal truth of gloves

By Coral Beach on February 28, 2016

dog-and-cat-say-gloves-are-cool If you live Kansas City, you make it a point to know where your gloves are in February, even when a freakishly mild winter hands you a 73-degree Saturday like it did yesterday. I used…
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Update: 9 Confirmed, 1 Probable Case in Seattle E. Coli Outbreak

By Cathy Siegner on September 4, 2015

Update: The E. coli O157 outbreak in the Seattle area linked to Mexican food served at farmers markets and from food trucks is now at nine confirmed and one probable case, according to King County…
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Food Safety on Food Trucks Called ‘A Little More of a Challenge’

By Lydia Zuraw on May 27, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-customers-order-meals-colorful-atlanta-food-truck-ga-usa-october-popular-their-lunch-hour-thursday-image47786802It can take more to ensure that food is safe on a food truck than at a brick-and-mortar restaurant, says Bob Kramer, a registered sanitarian who provides training and technical assistance to entrepreneurs. Kramer is…
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