Restaurant employers have a unique opportunity to develop safe work habits in young workers and enhance the culture of safety in the food service industry. Workers in the fast-paced food service industry frequently encounter hazards such as sharp knives, hot liquids and heavy trays. Inexperience and eagerness can make young workers particularly vulnerable to injury. Read more
Eating out means entrusting others to prepare the food you consume in a safe and thoughtful manner. Foods should be prepared carefully so that others don’t get sick. Raw vegetables should be washed, cooked, cooled, reheated, frozen, and thawed. It’s important to keep germs that are already in the food from growing and causing food poisoning. A Read more
Food safety is a critical part of our restaurant system, but one that can be easily overlooked. In an industrialized nation such the United States, it’s shocking to know that each year 30% of the population suffers from food-borne disease. If a restaurant isn’t carefully handling the food that it serves, those items could harbor and Read more
Food safety is a critical part of our restaurant system, but one that can be easily overlooked. It’s shocking to know that each year 30% of the U.S. population suffers from food-borne disease. If restaurants aren’t carefully handling the food that it serves, those foods can harbor and grow potentially dangerous microorganisms. According to the FDA the Read more
