It’s easy to overlook the risks associated with ice machines, since we don’t tend to think of ice as food. The FDA, however, does define ice as food. Contaminated ice can cause foodborne illnesses just as easily as contaminated food. Contaminants can be introduced by airborne particles, contaminated water supply, dirty utensils, and especially improper [...]
Foodborne illnesses have been reported to cost the US economy up to $1.4 trillion annually. Traditional methods, of measuring and monitoring the numerous factors involved in proper food safety, at retail food service establishments, have significant limitations which result in a substantial number of unrecognized foodborne illnesses. The optimization of food safety measures and monitoring [...]
Meat slicers are difficult to clean and have been associated with outbreaks of Salmonella and Listeria among other food borne illness pathogens. Although FDA code requires cleaning meat slicers every 4 hours, it does not rigorously specify cleaning methodology. To ensure longevity of component parts, operators should use only cleaning and sanitizing chemicals recommended by [...]
