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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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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.

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Is the FDA reviving the MDP without telling us?

Bill Marler

According to Food Safety News , the FDA is launching a new, temporary testing program for the romaine lettuce from commercial coolers in the Yuma, AZ, growing region. Here is Dan Flynn’s editorial from Food Safety News from Spring 2012: Big Fresh has the blood on its hands. Chump change. Actually, that’s true.

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A brief Marler Clark history with Wendy’s and E. coli Lawsuits

Bill Marler

coli O157:H7 60 Multistate April 2012 Romaine E. coli O157:H7 28 1:CACanada June 2012 Romaine E. 2012 Romaine E. 2012 Spinach and Spring Mix Blend E. coli O157:H7 60 Multistate April 2012 Romaine E. coli O157:H7 28 1:CACanada June 2012 Romaine E. 2012 Romaine E. The Food Safety Law Firm: .

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So, what’s the cause of the recent E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak?

Bill Marler

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) – I do not recall a CDC post recently that included working with both the FSIS (regulates, Beef, Pork, Poultry and Catfish) and the FDA (regulates everything else). Romaine, 2018, 62 cases, 66% female.

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Seriously, why in hell are the USDA and CDC not protecting the public from Salmonella Infantis in Chicken?

Bill Marler

Illness caused by the persistent strain of Salmonella Infantis REPJFX01 was first reported to PulseNet in 2012. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The agency says it designates strains of bacteria as persistent when they are known to have caused illnesses over months or years.