Over the past few years, our blogs, online food safety certification classes and food manager training sessions have covered many of the different causes and effects of food poisoning. Recently, researchers at Cornell University discovered a previously unknown effect of certain strains of Salmonella, namely its adverse effect on the body’s DNA. Salmonella and DNA […]
There’s a story floating around the food service community of a thermal coffee pot in which a server one day discovered the badly stained skeleton of a small rodent that had crawled in and died months or even years earlier. While we hope that this story is nothing more than a myth, it does bring […]
When food service managers order chicken for their facilities, they come across many different labels and distinctions. The labeling of chickens can be confusing with tags such as organic, cage-free and non-GMO floating around. This week, we’d like to briefly discuss the rules behind chicken labels and hopefully clear up some of the confusion. Food […]
According to the Minnesota Food Code, establishments that prepare or process food products must employ one certified food manager. This week, we’d like to explore this rule a little bit and outline which types of businesses require an employee with food manager certification in Minnesota. How to Know if You Require Food Manager Certification Nearly […]