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Food Safety: from Purchasing to Serving


Posted: 05/02/2025
  Keeping your facility safe takes dedication and training -- but it is time and energy very well spent! By maintaining cleaning schedules, receiving and storing deliveries correctly, and calibrating thermometers (to just name a few things!), we are actively reducing the risk of foodborne illnesses. In our ServSafeŽ Food Protection Manager classes, we cover how you can....
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Springtime means Spring Cleaning!


Posted: 03/14/2025
Spring is a time of renewal and refreshment -- and just like the weather, it's the perfect time for our operations to get a bit of a refresh. While we always have cleaning programs in place...how often are you checking them? Do they still meet your needs, how closely are they being followed, or are there better ways....
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Let's Talk Pathogens: Norovirus


Posted: 01/10/2025
The latest newsletter from the National Restaurant Association featured a great article all about Norovirus – what it is, what are the symptoms, and how to prevent it. Cases of Norovirus spiked high at the end of 2024 and continuing into 2025 with its feature symptoms of diarrhea and stomach pains. It’s a highly contagious Big 6 Pathogen and....
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Welcome to 2025 - a focus on food safety


Posted: 12/31/2024
With the new year here, let's make food safety our 2025 resolution! Keeping up with training can sometimes seem daunting: updates, SOP, temp logs, regulatory and business requirements, hygiene programs, health protocols, etc. By working on these standards every day, a little bit goes a long way. Rather than being reactive to issues in your operation and adding training....
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Winter is almost here...is your team ready?


Posted: 11/22/2024
As the weather gets colder, people look for comforting food and drink options. Combined with the holiday season, we either have a recipe for success or disaster. Ensuring success means that everyone is on the same page in terms of food and customer safety -- this is where proper training comes in! Food safety training is for everyone in the....
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HRFoodSafe Recipe Throwback!


Posted: 11/07/2024
With the holidays quickly approaching, we wanted to bring us back to 2022 with a few of the favorite recipes we posted here! These are perfect for Thanksgiving, December holidays, or – quite honestly – any time of the year. Feel free to click the links and check out some of our Instructors’ favorite holiday dishes and drinks. And if....
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National Food Safety Education Month: The Basics about Pathogens


Posted: 09/12/2024
This year, the theme of National Food Safety Education Month is "Get Smart About Foodborne Illnesses: Understanding, Managing, and Preventing Outbreaks." We'll be highlighting the educational material here because they are great references for everyone in the food service industry. Week 1 at the Food Safety Focus website is a refresh on pathogens, and week 2....
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Proper Hand Care


Posted: 06/07/2024
In the food service industry, we rely on our hands -- from prep to dishwashing to service to cleaning, and everything in between, it's our responsibility to take care of them to keep our food and customers safe. Proper Handwashing -- make sure you've got a fully stocked handwashing sink, and ensure all employees are trained on how....
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The Holidays are Almost Here: is your team ready for the rush?


Posted: 10/27/2023
Somehow it's already the end of October, and it's time for holiday menu planning, staffing up for busy season, and ensuring that staff are trained. Training is one of the most important systems we have in place: it keeps our operations clean and our food safe. Whether its receiving products correctly, cooking items to the proper temperature....
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Pathogens: how to keep them out of the kitchen


Posted: 01/24/2023
Let's talk about pathogens -- the biological contamination that we need to keep out of the kitchen. When you join one of our classes, pathogens are one of the first things we talk about. We go over the four pathogens that can contaminate food and cause foodborne illness: Bacteria Viruses Parasites Fungi Not only do we go over....
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