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Australia seeks public comments on plans aiming to reduce foodborne illness

By News Desk on February 16, 2022

Australian regulators have opened a comment period on proposed new food safety management standards for foodservice operators and retail businesses.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)’s preferred approach is to change the rules to require…
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State health department says norovirus infections are on the rise; offers tips

By News Desk on June 15, 2021

Public health officials in Minnesota are urging the public, especially foodservice workers, to take precautions against norovirus because of a rise in infections in recent weeks.

The Minnesota Department of Health posted a notice June…
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Three ways COVID is changing food safety and how restaurants can help

By Guest Contributor on April 21, 2021
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By Greg Staley

We’re now more than a year past the time when COVID-19 led to restaurants shutting down, moving outdoors, leaning heavily on delivery and restricting dining capacity. Virtually every restaurant had to…
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Person-to-Person sub-classes emerge in COVID-19 classifications

By Jim Mann on October 3, 2020
Opinion

The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry —…
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Survey finds hygiene focus when eating out after COVID-19 lockdown

By News Desk on May 30, 2020

Three quarters of respondents to a survey in the United Kingdom say good hygiene will be more of a factor in choosing a restaurant than before the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Results from…
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COVID-19: Can the restaurant industry step up to the plate?

By Roy Costa, RS, MS (MBA) on May 24, 2020
Opinion

The foodservice industry is remarkable for many reasons, the hard work, the long hours, the fierce competition, and the sheer number of operations. Making a go of a restaurant has many challenges; around 60…
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Letter to The Editor: We need more action for foodservice workers during coronavirus outbreak

By Guest Contributor on March 12, 2020
Opinion

Dear Editor,

I worked as an Environmental Health Specialist for the State of Virginia in Page County; as a technologist for Anchorage School District’s Student Nutrition Department; as Assistant Food Service Manager for Maricopa

…
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Few things are as sure a bet as handwashing; restaurants should act now

By Jim Mann on February 7, 2020
Opinion

Lost in the clutter of Millennial trend tracking and menu minutia is the reality of restaurant risk related to poor handwashing. This is a no-fault failure as there are no operational standards, no rewards…
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Preventative care: Increasing hepatitis A vaccinations among food service workers

By Guest Contributor on December 9, 2019
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Editor’s note: This contributed piece is from the thesis of Jamie Ragos, the current holder of The Dave Theno Fellowship for Food Safety.

Thesis: Over the past three years, there has been an…
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Hepatitis A outbreak linked to school canteen food

By News Desk on June 27, 2019

Public Health England is investigating an outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to food eaten at a school canteen. A total of 17 people with Hepatitis A have been confirmed connected to Outwood Academy in Ripon,…
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