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A Complete Guide To HACCP Food Safety

By on November 13, 2009 in Food Safety, Food Service

Tweet If you’re looking to implement a HACCP food safety program, this series of Back Burner posts will help you get started.  If you’re looking for ways to improve your existing food safety program, this is also a great place to start.  Food safety is a critical part of your food service business, and over [...]

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Louisiana Restaurant Association Fighting Back Against New FDA Regulations

By on November 2, 2009 in Food Safety, Restaurant Trends and News

Tweet The Food & Drug Administration announced in October that it would place a ban on untreated oysters coming from the Gulf of Mexico.  Louisiana is the primary harvester and exporter of Gulf oysters, and the industry accounts for $318 million dollars each year. Gulf oysters have been deemed a food safety threat because a [...]

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Are You Ready For Flu Season?

By on October 12, 2009 in Food Safety, Get Equipped, Restaurant Management and Operations, Restaurant Trends and News

Tweet Personally, if I never hear another story about H1N1 (swine) flu again, I’ll die a happy man.  Unfortunately, the grim reality is everyone is going to have to take steps to combat the spread of flu this winter, and restaurants are no exception.  Organizations like the National Restaurant Association are already educating restaurants about [...]

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10 Food Safety Tips

By on August 14, 2009 in Food Safety, Food Service

Tweet One of the most important responsibilities of any restaurateur is the proper implementation of a food safety program.  A lapse in food safety can spell the doom of your restaurant, and if you’re just opening a new restaurant, it can mean a delayed opening night. Good food safety isn’t something you achieve once and then forget about.  [...]

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Can Google Improve Food Safety?

By on April 20, 2009 in Food Safety, Restaurant Trends and News, Technology and Marketing

Tweet A pilot project currently in development at Google will enable health officials to spot outbreaks of deadly food borne illnesses 7 to 10  days faster than the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) current system. Google accomplishes this by tracking queries entered into its search engine by people who are trying to find information on [...]

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