It’s the job of food service professionals to protect not only their establishments but also their customers. Chemical hazards, such as allergens, are a hidden threat. The most common food allergens are tree nuts, soy, fish, peanuts, shellfish, eggs, wheat, and dairy.
Here are 4 ways to prevent a food allergy disaster in your establishment.
“What’s for dinner?" It’s the question every busy parent dreads.
Increasingly, moms and dads are looking for fast and easy options to feed their families. Supermarkets have heard their call. Today, more than ever, grocery stores are expanding their prepared food sections. Offering a one-stop shop for families where they can get sushi, pizza, tacos, pasta, or salad, all in one place.
Listeria has been in the headlines a lot this year. In 2016, Listeria outbreaks have affected several major brands and have been linked to at least three deaths.
The FDA recently released its final FSMA rule, which applies specifically to food transportation. FSMA compliance concerns many aspects of food production, transportation of that food being one of them. While many food safety professionals have implemented HACCP or similar plans, they’ll need to review their current plans to ensure they comply with FSMA.
The FDA has been releasing final rules to govern various links in the food safety chain since 2015. Their latest announcement, the sixth set of rules, covers food transportation safety. While food transporters have been aware of these changes and taken proactive steps to move toward compliance, many may not be ready for some or all of the changes, which includes documenting temperature controls.
fDo you know where your food has been before you ate it? No? You’re not alone. For many consumers, the questions of where their food originated from (and the travel route it took), was processed, or was handled, is not a consideration. There is a faction of consumers that will research the country of origin, but recent action by the U.S. Congress on meat products now discloses that information to the public.
