Chipotle Founder Steve Ells Addresses Series Of Outbreaks
Steve Ells, Chipotle’s founder and co-CEO, joins TODAY to talk to Matt Lauer about the restaurant chain’s recent scourge of…
Tag: food safety
National Food Safety Month Marks 20 Years of Promoting Food Safety Best Practices
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) As part of its strong commitment to food safety, the National Restaurant Association today announced this year’s…
1 in 5 restaurant employees work with norovirus symptoms
Norovirus, the USA’s leading cause of foodborne illness, has become known as the “cruise ship virus” for causing mass outbreaks…
TGPR Food Issues Group Meets With Sushi Chef Institute to Discuss California Glove Law
(RestaurantNews.com) TGPR’s Food Issues Group partner and food safety expert Jeff Nelken was asked to set up a sushi demonstration…
Tellem Grody PR Observes 10th Anniversary of Food Issues Group
Malibu, CA (RestaurantNews.com) Tellem Grody Public Relations, Inc. (TGPR), a public relations and social media marketing agency is observing the…
CDC Offers New Environmental Health Findings and Tools to Improve Food Safety in Restaurants
More than half of all foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States are associated with restaurants, delis, banquet facilities, schools…
Optimiert Consulting Introduces Instructor Led Food Safety Certification
The food manager certification course prepares industry professionals for the mandated food safety certification exam. (RestaurantNews.com) Optimiert Consulting a hospitality…
Ecolab Introduces New EPA & FDA Cleared Antimicrobial Fruit and Vegetable Treatment
Developed to help improve food safety practice Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) Ecolab Inc. introduces Antimicrobial Fruit and Vegetable Treatment (AFVT) —…
Food Safety Laboratory Announces Quality Assurance Software Platform
New Cloud-Based Platform to Increase Ability to Catch Product Recalls, Improve QA Efficiency in the Supply Chain Gainesville, FL (RestaurantNews.com) …
Six Thanksgiving Food Safety Tips from the National Restaurant Association
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) The National Restaurant Association (NRA) estimates that more than 30 million Americans enlist the help of restaurants…
National Restaurant Association Expands Food Safety Education Commitment in China
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) National Restaurant Association (NRA) representatives traveled to China last month to expand its commitment to food safety…
National Restaurant Association Surpasses 5 Million ServSafe Certifications
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) The National Restaurant Association has surpassed a milestone by issuing its 5 millionth ServSafe certification, underscoring its…
Five Food Safety Tips for Summer Grilling from the National Restaurant Association
Washington, DC (RestaurantNews.com) From backyard barbeques to picnic cookouts, Americans celebrate summer by eating outdoors. As Americans turn to grilling…
Keeping It Kleen Launches Web-Based Food Safety Training that Speaks to All Restaurant Employees
New program encourages restaurants to make food safety part of their daily culture as customers and Health Departments demand restaurant…
Questions, perception prompt burger chains to ditch product
McDonald’s and two other fast-food chains have stopped using an ammonia-treated burger ingredient that meat industry critics deride as “pink…
Dirty equipment blamed for deadly outbreak in cantaloupe
Potentially contaminated processing equipment and problems with packing and storage of whole cantaloupes at a Colorado farm likely led to…
Five Guys selects Touchblock Restaurant Management System
Lawrenceville, GA (RestaurantNews.com) Five Guys Burgers and Fries of Lorton, VA, one of the fastest growing franchise restaurant chains in…
National Food Safety Education Month Renews Commitment to Food Safety by Raising Awareness of the Importance of Training
CHICAGO (RestaurantNews.com) The National Restaurant Association (www.restaurant.org) today announced a month-long initiative to encourage restaurant and foodservice operators to participate…
Restaurant workers face food safety test deadline
Tens of thousands of restaurant workers from hostesses and servers to cooks and bartenders must pass an online food safety…
More Countries Ban Import of Japanese Food
With more countries detecting radioactive contamination in food imported from Japan, efforts to prevent it spreading through the global food…
A look at food safety
In the kitchen at Sanaa’s 8th Street Gourmet, chef and owner Sanaa Abourezk watches her three full-time and three-part employees…
National Restaurant Association Applauds Food Safety Legislation Becoming Law
National Restaurant Association President and CEO Dawn Sweeney issued the following statement after President Obama signed the Food and Drug…