Microwaves are essential to all kitchens, from thawing meat for elegant meal prep to reheating those divine breadsticks you always get to go when leaving Olive Garden. If your family is like mine, when returning home from evening activities, there’s a race from the door to the refrigerator to determine who gets to heat their […]
October Cartoon: 5 FAQs About Wound Care for Food Handlers
Accidents happen, especially when working with many of the dangerous tools in a commercial kitchen. If you get cut while preparing food, you need to know how to properly care for it. Blood can spread diseases when it gets on food or food utensils. Below, we’ve answered some common questions food handlers have when dealing […]
Stand-Up Training: Food Employee Illness Training
Empower Employees Through Food Safety Training Food workers who go to work sick are a major cause of foodborne illness outbreaks. Use this training to teach your employees the importance of reporting symptoms and staying home from work when they are sick. Learning Objectives You may choose to read these learning objectives with your employees […]
Providing Secure, Convenient Food Safety Training
Training and reporting tools built for you Did you know that StateFoodSafety has different delivery options available to enable clients to streamline food safety training for their employees? Our focus is to provide your training in the most convenient and secure method way possible. Depending on the needs of your company, we can deliver training […]
How We Help Companies with Food Safety Compliance
The process for ensuring your company is compliant with food safety regulations can be long and tedious. First, you have to find your area’s food code and navigate through the complex legal language to find what applies to you and your establishment. Then, if you can’t find everything you need, you have to get any […]
Managing Turnover in the Quick Service Restaurant Industry
This summer I took my family to Lagoon. Lagoon is an amusement park in Utah, and it has an intact wooden carousel that was built in 1893. Each animal was lovingly designed and crafted more than 110 years ago. The artists spent hours painstakingly sanding, painting, and finishing each unique animal. It is a magical […]
September Cartoon: What You Need to Know About E coli
What is E. coli? Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacteria that has multiple strains. Some of those strains already live in our intestines and are harmless or even helpful. However, there are the bad strains of E. coli which are extremely harmful and dangerous. The bad strains are called Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, or […]
Stand-Up Training: Hand Washing Effectively
Empower Employees Through Food Safety Training Effective handwashing is one of the most vital food safety skills your employees can have. Use this training to teach them why hand hygiene is so important and how to keep their hands clean. Good training and practice will help your employees make effective handwashing a habit. Learning Objectives […]
How to Customize Your Food Safety Training Reports
Employee turnover is one of the biggest issues managers face in the food industry today. In 2018, the overall turnover rate in the food industry was 74.9% — nearly twice the overall average rate of 44.3%. For some types of restaurants, turnover rates can be even higher. Turnover can affect compliance Turnover can directly affect […]
August Cartoon: 3 Tips for Preventing Chemical Cross-Contamination
Cleaning chemicals are crucial for food safety because of their ability to sanitize. However, they need to be stored properly to prevent any chemical hazards from contaminating food. If stored improperly, chemicals could drip or spray onto the food you prepare and you can injure or sicken your customers. What is the best way to […]