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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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Water shut-offs pose safety risks during coronavirus pandemic

By Cookson Beecher on March 30, 2020

Imagine this, if you will. You’re a young dad. Three children, 3, 5 and 7. They’re not in school or daycare because the schools and daycare centers in your state have been closed down because…
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Few things are as sure a bet as handwashing; restaurants should act now

By Jim Mann on February 7, 2020
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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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Food safety voices heard during 2019

By News Desk on December 26, 2019

Editor’s note:  Guest opinions columns and editorials or what we call “op-eds” are an important part of Food Safety News. Since we got our start more than a decade ago, we’ve published hundreds of such …
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Exploring the technology of food safety culture with FDA’s Yiannas

By Jim Mann on October 14, 2019
Opinion

Frank Yiannas, nearing completion of his first year as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, opened the 2019 Food Safety Consortium Conference recently in Schaumburg, IL. This was his third time to…
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Handwashing for Life Olympics: Battle at Waterloo

By Jim Mann on November 20, 2017

Jim Mann, with microphone, explains the rules of the Handwashing for Life Olympics. The screen, right of center at top, shows how effective a contestant is when they’ve finished their turn…
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Food safety in health care kitchens impacts patient healing

By Jim Mann on June 22, 2017

logo APICThe 44th annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control brought together an international array of expertise to the convention center in Portland, OR.

Presentations and an abundance of creative posters were shared,…
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Patient experience drives health care food safety leadership

By Jim Mann on December 10, 2016

This week Crothall Healthcare summoned a team of experts to collaborate by “mastering and integrating what you are good at” and challenged them to define new standards to light a path of continuous improvement in…
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Complacency kills: Challenging the protectors of the status quo

By Jim Mann on October 29, 2016

CHICAGO — Rob O’Neal, former Navy Seal and keynote speaker at the International Sanitary Supply Association meeting here this week, reminded the audience of food safety and away-from-home wellness professionals that “complacency kills,” a message…
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Conquering this enemy is increasingly a matter of choice

By Jim Mann on September 20, 2016

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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