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World Food Safety Day Roundtable

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The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization designated “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected” as the theme for World Food Safety Day (June 7) 2024. For additional World Food Safety Day resources, visit WHO , UN or the FDA.

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Revolutionizing Catering Compliance: The Future of Food Safety

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The landscape of food safety is ever evolving with advancements in digital technology and new tools opening the door to a new era of higher operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. A reactive response to catering compliance due to such will no longer do.

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Six Important Steps Restaurants Should Take to Build a Strong Food Safety Culture

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Ensuring food safety is essential for restaurant brands and others within the food industry. A weak food safety culture can have severe consequences, including product recalls, foodborne illnesses, reputational damage, diminished customer loyalty, and financial losses.

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IoT Is Revolutionizing The Way Restaurants Operate and Manage Food Safety

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Integrating IoT devices and connectivity drives efficiency, enhances food safety, mitigates risks, increases transparency, reduces waste, and provides many other benefits for restaurants. The numerous, significant benefits of using IoT in the restaurant industry include: Enhancing food safety. Did you know that U.S.

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Prioritize Food Safety This Month and Throughout the Year

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The food your restaurant serves should taste good, look appealing, and be safe! Each year, food safety breaches sicken 48 million people in the United States and, of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. All employees must work diligently to protect your food, customers, and brand. Prioritize training.

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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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However, the same challenges arise in ghost kitchens’ quality assurance and food safety protocols that plague the traditional restaurant kitchen. Food businesses should take a fresh look at some traditional kitchen challenges that may even be amplified in ghost kitchen settings: Be transparent. Commit to ongoing training.

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Food Safety Education Month Kicks Off September 1 – What to Know

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One in six Americans is affected by food borne illnesses annually, according to the FDA. Food safety is increasingly becoming more important to the FDA. In 2020, the FDA ushered in a new chapter of food safety with the “ New Era of Smarter Food Safety blueprint,” which established science and risk-based protections.