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4 Star Reps Acquires RC Hospitality

Foodservice Equipment Reports

RC Hospitality, founded by Robin Carmeans in 2012, specializes in tabletop, buffet displays, smallwares, food safety solutions, chef apparel and textiles. Led by Erica Monaghan since 2021, 4 Star Reps provides services throughout MAFSI Region 4 with a focus on foodservice equipment.

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Q1 2022 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

An earlier version of the law was passed in 2012, but was struck down in 2019. Food and Drug Administration released a list of guidance topics that are a priority for the FDA Foods Program to complete before February 2022. The guidance topics include several focused on plant-based labeling, food safety, and risk reduction.

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The Produce Industry, the FDA, the Congress and the President have blood on their hands

Bill Marler

Here is Dan Flynn’s editorial from Food Safety News from Spring 2012: Big Fresh has the blood on its hands. The big fruit and vegetable lobby managed to kill a little food safety program that cost this $3 trillion government a grand total of $5 million annually. Chump change. Actually, that’s true.

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What to know during a romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak

Bill Marler

“When in doubt, throw it out,” says William (Bill) Marler , managing partner at the Food Safety Law Firm, Marler Clark. “It It is past time for the leafy green industry to take the safety of greens, especially romaine lettuce, seriously. April 2012. 5:MI, NY, OH, PA, TN. coli O157:H7. Multistate. coli O157:H7. Multistate.

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Wise words from Barfblog: ‘What is the one food you will not eat?’ Raw sprouts tops the list, always.”

Bill Marler

Sprouts have long been a problem as my friend Doug has repeatedly warned on Barfblog : Kate Bernot of The Take Out wrote , “If you ask anyone in food safety, ‘What is the one food you will not eat?’ I’ve asked him whether food-safety fears about sprouts—those tiny, crunchy squiggles in your salad or sandwich—are well-founded.

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Many Do Not Cook Frozen Vegetables - Implications for the Food Safety Plan

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Results of a recent research survey published in the Journal of Food Protection show that about 9% of people do not cook frozen vegetables, although cooking instructions are stated on the product package. Many frozen foods facilities were built decades ago when there was no perceived risk due to organisms like Listeria monocytogenes.

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Highlights from the 2023 Food Safety Consortium

Food Safety Tech

Last week, hundreds of food safety professionals, members of the FDA and USDA, and leaders in academia, food safety testing and cybersecurity met in Parsippany, New Jersey, for the 2023 Food Safety Consortium.