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Celebrating Ryan Conklin: AHF Leader & IFMA Silver Plate Award Honoree

AHF

AHF would like to congratulate AHF past-president, Ryan Conklin, Director & Executive Chef Culinary and Nutrition Services at UNC Health Rex, on being award the prestigious 2025 Silver Plate Award by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) for healthcare.

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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

Modern Restaurant Management

Veganuary—the practice of going vegan for the first month of the year—began in 2014 and its numbers have doubled each year. So far, his hunch proven right and his sauce featuring a mix of coconut milk, nutritional yeast and a proprietary spice blend has been sought after by vegans and non-vegans alike.

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FDA: Abbott Infant Formula: Did not have controls in place to prevent Cronobacter contamination

Bill Marler

Important observations noted in the 2022 Form 483 include, but are not limited to: [Abbott Nutrition] did not establish a system of process controls covering all stages of processing that was designed to ensure that infant formula does not become adulterated due to the presence of microorganisms in the formula or in the processing environment.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

to improve the nutritional quality of their menus by eliminating processed meat such as bacon and hot dogs and making plant-based options available. Plant Forward Plates features over 40 recipes scaled up to 100 servings, therapeutic menu plans, HACCP instructions, nutritional analysis and food-ordering guides to match the scaled recipes.

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What Parents need to know about Cronobacter sakazakii and infant formula today

Bill Marler

Recalled Infant Formula: On February 28, 2022, Abbott Nutrition recalled Similac PM 60/40 powdered formula (Lot #?27032K80 ALERT: Cronobacter Illnesses Linked to Powdered Infant Formula. 27032K80 (can) / Lot # 27032K800 (case). Cronobacter Infection and Infants”. CDC: Cronobacter: People at Risk. 28 February 2022. <[link]. <[link].

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Did you know that FSIS has a zero tolerance for Salmonella in beef served to school kids, but not for the rest of us?

Bill Marler

Some school systems, however, contend that processing removes some control over the nutritional content of school meals, and purchase the raw commodity (Stanley and Conner, 2013). 2014) showed that, from 2006 to 2012, ground beef sold to the NSLP performed better on Salmonella spp. Previous research (Ollinger et al.,

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Q&A with Kristie Middleton, VP for Rebellyous Foods

Total Food Service

Kristie’s commitment to plant-based nutrition shone through when she completed a certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in August 2014. Add the nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt, and garlic powder and blend thoroughly.