Entries by Christine Dantz

Food Safety Certified Professionals and Microwave Use

Many restaurants employ a secret weapon that some food safety certified professionals call their digital chef. The digital chef refers to a facility’s microwave, and while most restaurants and food producers prefer to cook everything as fresh as possible, instances occur when microwave cooking becomes unavoidable. Proper Microwave Use for Food Safety Certified Workers All […]

Hand Sanitizer and Safe Food Handling Practices

During online food safety courses, students learn that hand washing prevents the spread of food-borne illness. From time to time, a student asks what role hand sanitizers play in killing bacteria, and if hand sanitizer benefits food service workers. Safe Food Handling Practices and Hand Sanitizers The Minnesota Department of Health allows for hand sanitizer […]