Empower Employees Through Food Safety Training Even the most experienced food workers get burned or cut at work sometimes. Teach your employees what to do to keep themselves, and the food they work with, safe if an accident occurs. Learning Objectives You may choose to read these learning objectives with your employees as a part […]
How to Get Your Utah Food Handlers Permit
As of May 2019, about 7% of all working Utahns worked in the food industry. That percentage represents nearly 113,000 food workers throughout the state — including you! Maybe you were just hired for your first job, or maybe you’ve worked in the industry for years and it’s time to renew your food handlers permit. […]
How to Prevent Food Poisoning in Texas
In 2008, a terrible outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul swept across the United States. The first cases were reported in April. By the end of the outbreak in August, more than 1,400 people in 43 different states had become ill. Texas had the most reported cases — 559. The Texas Department of State Health Services partnered […]
September Cartoon: How to Receive a Frozen Food Delivery
As kids, many of us became painfully aware of how improperly storing frozen foods, like our favorite popsicles, can cause the frozen delight to become a messy, sticky puddle. Although temperature abuse problems aren’t always as obvious as a puddle of popsicles, correctly receiving a food delivery is one of the most crucial parts of […]
Stand-Up Training: Operating During COVID-19
Empower Food Workers Through Training Training your employees about preventing COVID-19 is extremely important. They should know what precautions to take to keep themselves and your customers safe. Our COVID-19 Resources page has information about the virus as well as posters you can display. Use these resources to remind your employees about the steps they […]
What Do Food Workers Need to Know about Masks?
We were primed with some level of vague familiarity with masks from childhood thanks to the countless hospital dramas we caught at a glance on TV. However, when the COVID-19 pandemic gained worldwide attention in early 2020, masks became a staple of American households and businesses. If you’re a food worker, you may be required […]
How to Thaw Food Safely
Thawing food may seem simple, but if done incorrectly, it can make you just as sick as undercooking food. How is this possible? Let’s start by talking about temperature and bacteria. The temperature danger zone for food Bacteria need certain temperatures to grow. Temperatures below 41°F slow down bacterial growth and keep the bacteria from […]
August Cartoon: Beyond the Food Expiration Date
Managing inventory for a food establishment can be a tricky job. On one hand, no business wants to serve customers expired goods that can make them sick. However, food waste can cause stores to lose out on valuable profits. So where is the line? When can you hold on to food, and when should you […]
How to Prepare Fresh Produce Safely
In California, fresh produce is a big deal. In fact, approximately 90% of all leafy greens produced in the United States are grown in California and Arizona. But as healthy and tasty as fresh produce is, it can be one of the trickier food items to handle safely. Produce is often eaten raw, which means […]
10 Ways Food Establishments are Dealing with COVID-19
COVID-19 has required many food establishments to make a variety of changes, with some types of food businesses facing more changes than others. Whether you manage a restaurant franchise or a grocery store chain, you’re probably facing some changes of your own. For instance, chances are you’ve already embraced food delivery, curbside pickup, or online […]