Nothing completes a freshly toasted bagel like cream cheese, but in the month of January, Panera Bread customers had to settle for a substitute. After a sample from a single batch of one of their flavored cream cheeses tested positive for Listeria, Panera Bread made the decision to recall all cream cheese products in their […]
For a great number of innovative restaurateurs, food service managers and employees that work in food production, English is not their first spoken language. This often leads to challenges when it comes time to become food safety certified. Many courses are led by a talented instructor who may have a rudimentary knowledge of the Spanish […]
Most of the food-borne illness threats that we look at usually come from inadvertent contamination due to either a lack of training, negligence or an infected food source, but the threat of intentional contamination exists and steps should be taken to prevent this kind of scenario. Food Terrorism and ServSafe Manager Certification Few ServSafe manager […]
The food service industry is unique in the fact that many different types of businesses fall under the food service umbrella. The training needs of a restaurant defer from the certification requirements of school cafeteria and food processing outlets may have specialized protocols for food handling training. Since many different types of facilities exist, why […]