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Culinary Digital’s Food Service Management Trends: February 2025

Culinary Digital

K-12 schools should keep an eye on this program Free school lunch programs have become increasingly common over the past few years, as state governments like Michigan and Minnesota have expanded programs providing free meals for children.

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Barf Blog – A great resource on why we should reconsider Sprouts

Bill Marler

As far back as September 1998, FDA issued a warning against sprouts urging: Children, pregnant women and the elderly should not eat alfalfa sprouts until growers find a way to reduce the risk of a potentially deadly bacteria that infects some sprouts, the Food and Drug Administration said this week. Salmonella serotype I 4,[5],12:i:-.

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Egg firm warned over Salmonella, flies, rodents and more

Food Safety News

Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. A food firm in Georgia is on notice from the FDA after an inspection at its egg processing facility found the presence of Salmonella, flies, rodents and more violations of federal regulation. 2019, FDA detected Salmonella Enteritidis from house (redacted).

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E. coli Infections Associated with Romaine Lettuce from Yuma Arizona – 2018 – An Update

Bill Marler

Product traceback efforts by local health jurisdictions, state health departments, and FDA could not identify a single product lot, processor, or farm as the source of the entire outbreak. FDA, CDC and state partners conducted an EA in the growing region, which consisted of farms in Imperial County, CA and Yuma County, AZ.

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Equipping Educational Foodservice: What to Consider

The NAFEM Show

Students today, from K-12 to college and universities, have high expectations around their foodservice and dining experiences. Consideration 7: Sustainability According to Energy Star, K-12 school districts nationwide spend over $8 billion annually on energy costs. More than 30 percent of those costs go to waste.

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FDA Issues Warning Letter to MO Animal Feed Company

Penn State Food Safety Blog

FDA issued a Warning Letter to Appleton City Feed Service LLC of Appleton City, MO for violations to Preventive Controls for Animal Feeds regulations as well as the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your non-FDA licensed medicated feed mill located at 302 W.

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HPLC-MS: Advancing Routine Food Allergen Testing

Food Safety Tech

the FDA lists only nine key allergens. [5] 6] Figure 1: The allergens regulated by the FDA and EU. 12] Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) is not commonly used in current food testing. 11] Law JW-F, Ab Mutalib N-S, Chan K-G, Lee L-H. 12] Stoyke M, Becker R, Brockmeyer J, et al. Accessed at: [link].

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