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Six Important Steps Restaurants Should Take to Build a Strong Food Safety Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

Ensuring food safety is essential for restaurant brands and others within the food industry. A weak food safety culture can have severe consequences, including product recalls, foodborne illnesses, reputational damage, diminished customer loyalty, and financial losses.

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On World Food Safety Day, Here’s How Internet of Things Solutions Can Help

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In fact, the World Health Organization reports that on average, 1,600,000 people get sick each day due to unsafe food. That’s why World Food Safety Day aims to promote food safety globally and celebrate the efforts being made to prevent foodborne illness. trillion U.S. trillion U.S.

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Kitchen Nightmares: The Dirtiest Restaurants and Crucial Food Safety Lessons

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But behind the kitchen doors, it’s a horror show of moldy food, cockroaches, and food safety violations. ” Gordon Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares” has pulled back the curtain on some of the most unsanitary restaurants, shocking viewers with how bad things can get when food safety is ignored.

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‘Who Watches the Kitchen?’

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Alongside wild stories detailing how foodborne illnesses can happen, Shaw offers practical solutions to avoid food safety breaches. Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked Shaw why she wrote the book, food safety challenges for restaurants and the impact she anticipates AI will have on the industry. Francine L.

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Why You Should Get Your Food Safety Certificate Online

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The Easy, Convenient, and Affordable Way to Get Certified If you work with food, youve probably heard that you need a food safety certificate. Whether you’re a restaurant employee, a food truck owner, or someone launching a catering business, proper food safety training is essential.

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Foodsafe Level 1 Certification: Your Comprehensive Guide to Food Safety Excellence

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Ensuring a high standard of food safety is important for any setting that prepares or serves meals to the public. Foodsafe Level 1 , introduced in British Columbia and recognized in various parts of Canada, stands as a recommended or mandatory certification for those handling food daily. Proper labeling and rotation (e.g.,

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IoT Can Help Bridge the Staffing Shortage Gap

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IoT can help restaurants in many ways, including: Automating remote temperature monitoring and logging in refrigerators, freezers, and cold-storage areas to streamline food safety and compliance reporting. The benefits extend to food safety as well. Multiply that by 9,500 company-owned U.S.

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