10 Back Burner Food Safety Tips

One of the most important responsibilites 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...

Food Safety Tips: HACCP

The HACCP, or Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, is a set of guidelines and procedures for food safety originally developed by NASA for astronaut...

New Legislation to Improve Food Safety

Peanut butter tainted with salmonella sickened hundreds of people and caused 9 deaths in recent months, adding yet another outbreak to the already poor track record of the U.S. food supply. Everyone remembers other tainted food scares: tomatoes, spinach, and even canned chili were all recalled within the last year because of food safety problems. “These are not isolated incidents and are the result of an outdated, underfunded,...

Restaurant Food Safety Tips: Managing Temperature

Maintaining proper food temperature should be a constant process in your restaurant or commercial kitchen, from the time it arrives through your back door to the time it arrives on the customer’s plate. When the delivery truck arrives, immediately check food products for temperature.  Reject food that arrives above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ...