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Defining Healthy Menus – What Restaurants Need to Know

Modern Restaurant Management

Manufacturers of foods generally considered to be healthy but not low in fat (e.g., nuts, avocados, eggs, salmon) found it hard to meet that definition. So the FDA in 2016 began the public process of considering a new definition for “healthy.” The FDA has also explored a “healthy” labeling icon or symbol.

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Measuring KPIs for Food Safety Success in Holiday Menu Items, Off-Premise Catering, LTOs, and Beyond

Modern Restaurant Management

Why Measure Food Safety Performance? Achieving food safety excellence should be a continual goal. Therefore, a restaurant's food safety goals should evolve along with these changes. To begin measuring food safety performance, an organization first needs to establish its KPIs.

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Pure Eire Dairy responsible for “secondary” E. coli cases

Bill Marler

Last night Food Safety News reported that the Arizona Department of Health was reporting a “secondary E. It’s likely she was exposed by a relative (who consumed the product) who traveled from Washington state,” Steve Elliott of the department told Food Safety News. We have a case of E.

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FDA updates nutritional requirements a food must meet to use the claim “healthy” on the package

Food Safety Tech

The FDA also is exploring the development of a symbol to represent the claim healthy to make it easier to spot foods that can be the foundation of healthy eating patterns. Updating the Healthy Definition on Food Packaging The last time healthy was defined on packaging was in the 1990s.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Les Dames Member and Executive Director of Culinary Visions The very definition of value is being transformed. – Brooks Schaden, Co-CEO, Tom’s Watch Bar Recent high-profile contamination cases have exposed our industry's food safety vulnerability, creating unprecedented urgency around food safety innovation.

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HRAWI and FSSAI Conduct Training Program to Promote Food Safety in Hospitality Sector

FMT Magazine

They recently concluded a Food Safety Supervisor Training in Advance Catering (FoSTaC) program, which took place on 6th February 2025. The discussion was all about how they can elevate food safety and hygiene standards in the industry. HRAWI is on a mission to make hospitality businesses excellent in handling food safety.

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Measuring and Improving Food Safety Culture

Food Safety Tech

Regardless of whether your facility is GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) certified, working towards certification, or newly established, it is essential to maintain a strong food safety culture. So how exactly is food safety culture defined? Why is it important? How does it affect each individual?