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OCTOBER 25, 2023

As of October 8, 2020, a total of 1,127 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport were reported from 48 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from June 19, 2020, to September 11, 2020. Of 778 people with information available, 260 (33%) were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Since early February 2020, I have continued to do talk on “why it is a bad idea to poison your customers,” but all have been by Zoom or some other video platform. Today I had the honor to hang with one of my food safety heroes – Craig Wilson – from Costco. I have know Craig from nearly 30 years.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 10, 2021

coli (STEC) O103 that occurred in the early months of 2020. After purchasing and consuming a Billy Club Sandwich from D&L’s restaurant on February 21, 2020, Plaintiff Travis Knorr began to develop symptoms consistent with a STEC O103 infection and within the typical STEC incubation period on February 26, 2020.

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Bill Marler

JULY 31, 2023

Available online at: [link] Speaker: TEDx NortheasternU 2020. “Inspiring Change: Harnessing the Hidden Hercules.” Available online at: [link] Todd Control of Foodborne Illness Award as well as their 2018 Distinguished Service Award for dedicated and exceptional contributions to the reduction of risks of foodborne illness.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

2020 brought plenty of obstacles, and many business lessons along with them. Overall communication strategies had to pivot and adapt throughout the chaotic year of 2020. 2020 brought a year of chaos in the media landscape, thanks to a rise in conversations about diversity, the environment, and politics. Bottom line?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Sites, 2017–2020. According to the CDC, there has been a 26% decrease in incidence of infections caused by pathogens transmitted commonly through food during 2020 which was the largest single-year variation in incidence during 25 years of FoodNet surveillance. The questions posed by the CDC in part were answered and in part not.

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Bill Marler

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

FSIS-2020-0007; Document ID FSIS-2020-0007-0001 – Petition for an Interpretive Rule declaring ‘Outbreak’ Serotypes of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica to be Adulterants Within the Meanings of 21 U.S.C. § Food Safety and Inspection Service. 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. Mailstop 3782. Washington, D.C. 601(m)(1) and 21 U.S.C. §

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2021

the average monthly payroll of the company during either 2020 or 2019. Key qualification requirements for the second round of PPP funding include: Eligible businesses must have experienced a 25 percent reduction in revenue in one quarter of 2020 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th) over the same quarter in 2019. average monthly payroll.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 28, 2021

The average loan size was ~$42 thousand (compared to $101 thousand in 2020). 96 percent of loans went to businesses with fewer than 20 employees (compared to just 87 percent in 2020.). 32 percent of loans went to businesses in LMI communities (compared to just 24 percent in 2020). In 2021: SBA approved over 6.5M

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

As long as there's coffee in 2020 we're good. pic.twitter.com/UWURIVaXeM (@tacobell) January 9, 2020. No matter which platform you decide to start using, it’s important you have a game plan in place for 2020. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Dunkin’ (@dunkin) on Dec 30, 2019 at 12:00pm PST.

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Bill Marler

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Some of the serotypes significantly increased after Thanksgiving, such as, Baildon and Ohio, were rare, causing <200 illnesses annually, and were not reported among food animals, retail products, or outbreaks during 2015?2020.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Additionally, r estaurant and food new business openings (74,616) also increased 10 percent from 2020 (67,611). "Our data shows restaurant and food new business openings increased 10% last year from 2020 – a strong sign that these businesses are adapting to the changing conditions. . "Restaurant

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm Recalls and Outbreaks 2006-2023 Started OPDC in 2000 [link] Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020 Organic Pastures Dairy Company Recalls and Outbreaks September 2006 Raw Milk E.coli Outbreak: 6 ill/2 HUS [link] September 2007 Raw Cream Listeria Recall [link] December 2007 Raw Milk Campylobacter (..)

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JULY 25, 2022

Today’s News: Blog Post 2015: A federal Grand Jury indicted Kruse in 2020 after a five-year investigation. Kruse, was indicted separately on October 20, 2020 in connection with his alleged role in covering up from customers what the company knew about the contaminated ice cream.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Food service suppliers have been scrambling to keep pace with fluctuating demand in a supply chain that has been anything but predictable since 2020. hit an all-time low of $30 billion in April 2020. Since March 2020, restaurant demand in certain areas has swayed between in-person dining and carry-out services.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 29, 2021

The Health District initially received reports of five cases of severe acute non-viral hepatitis in children between November 23, 2020, and December 3, 2020. In March, the Southern Nevada Health District announced it was working with its federal partners to investigate reports of acute non-viral hepatitis in Clark County.

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 22, 2020

17, 2020, the court sentenced the company to pay criminal penalties totaling $17.25 Kruse was previously charged by criminal information on May 1, 2020, during the temporary closure of grand juries in the Western District of Texas due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Bell also agreed to pay an additional $2.1

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Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Here we go again: Organic Pastures Dairy Company (OPDC) & Raw Farm Recalls and Outbreaks 2006-202 4 Started OPDC in 2000 – Changed name to Raw Farm LLC in 2020 I will always remember this kid I represented in the 2006 E. coli have been reported from four states – California, Utah, Colorado and Texas.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Some of the serotypes significantly increased after Thanksgiving, such as, Baildon and Ohio, were rare, causing <200 illnesses annually, and were not reported among food animals, retail products, or outbreaks during 2015?2020.

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JULY 30, 2020

The announcement was made during a webinar on the FDA’s 2020 Leafy Green STEC Action Plan. In addition, the FDA intends to release a proposed rule in late 2020, to revise certain agricultural water requirements in the Produce Safety Rule and to address practical implementation challenges while protecting public health.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion in revenue from April through September of 2020—compared with $2.5 billion from the same period in 2019.

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Bill Marler

JULY 3, 2021

The frozen, fully cooked chicken products were produced between December 26, 2020 and April 13, 2021. Tyson Foods Inc., a Dexter, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,492,832 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes , the U.S. View the labels here.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 23, 2024

Since 2020, what has the FDA done to identify lead-contaminated foods and prevent them from reaching shelves? Since 2020, how many recalls has the FDA issued related to lead contaminated foods?

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Bill Marler

APRIL 29, 2022

19, 2020, we filed a petition with USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), on behalf of Rick Schiller, Steven Romes, the Porter family, Food & Water Watch, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Reports. The CDC also reports that about 17% of all Salmonella cases are linked to chicken consumption.

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Bill Marler

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

We still have our Seattle office, but since March 2020, Marler Clark has gone virtual. The above picture is the Marler Clark office on Bainbridge Island (opened during the pandemic to get me out of the house). We now have staff and attorneys spread out in several states. We are not missing a beat.

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Bill Marler

APRIL 8, 2021

Our inaugural 2020 Summit focussed on all the lessons we have learned during this global pandemic. I am pleased to support and participate in the second South Arica Food Safety Summit June 8 and 9, 2021. Since it is virtual, I urge world-wide participation – [link].

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 10, 2024

Restaurant operators have faced stiff headwinds since 2020, with a near-constant swirl of inflation, supply chain and labor challenges. In November 2023, the National Restaurant Association reported that full-service restaurant employment levels were still 4 percent below February 2020 readings.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, ransomware attacks increased by at least 7x. Not long ago, JBS, the largest beef processing company in the world, had gone through a ransomware attack in which they ended up paying an $11 million ransom. You might initially think that your restaurant or small business wouldn’t be the target of such an attack, but think again.

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JUNE 22, 2022

The FDA apparently became aware of the death on June 10, 2020. Abbott initiated a recall of its infant formula products and closed its Michigan plant in February after reports of serious bacterial infections in four infants, worsening a shortage among multiple manufacturers that began with pandemic supply chain issues.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Since 2020, however, consumers have grown used to contactless options such as curbside pickup as a convenient choice, even as restaurants reopened their doors. Here's a look at why curbside pickup has staying power, and how you can improve your own curbside offering. Why Curbside Isn’t Going Anywhere.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

2020; Gerner-Smidt). The outbreak was caused by contaminated polony, a ready-to-eat, processed meat product. Ready-to-eat, processed meats are a well-known vehicle for listeriosis outbreaks (Thomas et al., The relevant epidemiologic findings are set forth in the paragraphs that follow. Women accounted for 55% of total cases.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We’ve seen it throughout 2020 and 2021, and now 2022 is seeing a new version of the same. QR codes, the first of the restaurant-saving technology of 2020, paved the way for newer and better tech discoveries throughout the past two years. The oldest of the tech turned out to be the most tenacious in 2020-2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

That said, restaurants didn’t have COVID-19 written into their budget at the beginning of 2020. In fact, the industry had a turnover rate of 75 percent in 2019 and this trend was aggravated in 2020 by the pandemic. Seasonal business owners should be consistently looking for ways to cut costs during slower times.

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Bill Marler

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 20, 2020, to January 22, 2021, with six recent illnesses in 2021. As of February 11, 2021, seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from four states – Connecticut, Maryland, New York and Virginia.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The PPP was part of the Cares Act of 2020, which was meant to provide relief due to COVID restrictions and aid in economic security. Originally this credit was due to expire at the end of 2020, but businesses can still apply until the end of December 2021, thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act. Payroll Protection Program.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Dealing with a global pandemic and resulting business interruptions and locks downs, working hard to ensure employees are compensated as much as possible, facing down business liability issues – all were big issues in 2020 and are expected to be so in 2021. In August of 2020, that number surpassed 32,000 restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In February of 2020, the restaurant industry was on a long, slow march toward digital sales growth. In March of 2020, the world changed. Throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021, the majority of restaurant brands spent most of their energy adapting to a channel switch. Something happened along the way, though.

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