Entries by Christine Dantz

Food Safety Training and Salmonella Linked to MN Juice Bar

Last month, the Minnesota Department of Health announced they were investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to Nektar juice bar in Woodbury. At least nine people were sickened, but due to the nature of salmonella there’s a good chance that more patrons were afflicted. Symptoms of the bacteria can sometimes be either too mild to recognize […]

Food Safety Manager Secrets Using Task Scheduling When Understaffed

Due to lower seating capacity, reduced business other COVID-19 restaurant restrictions in Minnesota, food safety managers have at times been forced to run their businesses with fewer staff members than usual. While keeping an eye on labor costs will help keep Minnesota restaurants in business during trying times, we shouldn’t sacrifice routine food safety tasks […]

Urgent New Stay Safe MN Guidance For Certified Food Protection Managers

On November 10, Governor Tim Walz released new guidance for Certified Food Protection Managers at restaurants as part of the Stay Safe MN effort to control the spread of COVID-19. While there are only a few new restrictions on foodservice businesses, CFPMs should be aware that these new regulations will go into effect on Friday, […]