Keeping Food Safe While Serving Outdoors
Kevin Roberts2023-05-11T17:17:26+00:00This afternoon I met some friends for lunch and as I drove through our beautiful downtown area in Manhattan, KS, I noticed that many [...]
The Importance of Air Gaps in Providing Safe Food to All
Kevin Roberts2023-05-11T17:07:48+00:00Late last month, I was exploring job tasks that are important for entry-level foodservice managers to understand related to food safety. The usual items [...]
Flour Safety: Don’t Let E. coli become the Secret Ingredient in your Cake.
Kevin Roberts2023-04-19T14:20:41+00:00Earlier this month, we started to see information coming out about a foodborne illness outbreak from an unlikely source – flour. As of early-April, [...]
Be Proactive and Don’t End Up in Food Safety Jail!
Kevin Roberts2023-04-12T15:26:18+00:00Ok, I admit – there really is no food safety jail. But there is jail and, while it is uncommon, you can be sent [...]
Was that last 24 Hour “Bug” You Had Really a Foodborne Illness in Disguise?
Kevin Roberts2023-04-12T15:22:54+00:00Within this blog, I have discussed many foodborne pathogens: E. coli, Hepatitis, Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter. But we’ve somehow managed to omit Staphylococcus [...]
30 Years Later: The Foodborne Illness Outbreak that Changed Food Safety
Kevin Roberts2023-03-13T20:05:14+00:00In January, we hit a major anniversary. One I am betting snuck by many of you – including me! January marked 30 years since [...]
Does Temperature Really Matter when Washing your Hands?
Kevin Roberts2023-02-14T15:43:31+00:00In January, I reviewed the changes to the 2022 Food Code in my blog (check out Part I and Part II), and one change [...]
Hand sinks: Often Taken for Granted, but an Essential Part to Effective Hand Hygiene
Kevin Roberts2023-02-14T15:42:27+00:00Late in January, I received a question about hand sinks in a foodservice operation. The question pertained to school staff (teachers and aides) who [...]
Hot off the Press: The 2022 Model Food Code has been Released! Part Two.
Kevin Roberts2023-01-09T22:00:16+00:00Earlier in the month, we started a discussion about the changes to the 2022 Food Code. If you missed that post, late in December [...]
Hot off the Press: The 2022 Model Food Code has been Released! Part One.
Kevin Roberts2023-01-09T21:57:28+00:00It has finally arrived! Yes, the new year has arrived – but I was not referring to it. I was referring to the new [...]