Part I: Contamination Prone Food Service Equipment- Meat Slicers

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 [...]

By |2019-10-11T14:20:20-05:00January 30th, 2018|Food Safety|0 Comments

Being Bilingual Works Wonders for your Brain and your Bottom Line.

Hello, Hola, Tere and Hallo! The food service industry employs 14.7 million workers and a large majority of these workers have limited proficiency in English or (LEP). We discuss this in detail in last week’s blog, check it out here. That’s A LOT of people. Ineffective communicating in restaurants and food establishments can result in safety [...]

By |2022-04-11T09:11:14-05:00January 22nd, 2018|Restaurant Industry, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Food Service Workers and Language Limitations

Restaurants have a higher concentration of foreign born workers than the overall economy. When communication is not understood by employees this may lead to safety issues, loss of productivity, hygiene concerns, staffing problems and poor morale. Many companies offer digital language programs allowing employees to learn and train at home or on the go. Restaurants [...]

By |2019-10-11T14:20:21-05:00January 16th, 2018|Restaurant Industry|0 Comments
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