Properly Cleaning and Sanitizing: The Right Chemical Mix to Maintain Ultimate Effectiveness
Kevin Roberts2022-08-04T16:57:47+00:00A few weeks ago, my family and I had the pleasure of setting sail on a cruise vacation. It is truly one of the [...]
Proper Cooking Temperature: A Basic Food Safety Measure
Kevin Roberts2022-07-07T13:12:02+00:00Each summer, we see an increase in the incidence of foodborne illnesses. Perhaps this is because of the warmer temperatures making temperature control for [...]
Changing Climate: The Unseen Impact on Food Safety
Kevin Roberts2022-07-07T13:04:04+00:00In June, I was asked to participate in the Allinfoodz podcast, put on by a colleague, Dr. Amit Sharma, at Penn State University. One [...]
Thawing Food with Food Safety in Mind
Kevin Roberts2022-06-06T15:48:40+00:00There comes a time in almost every foodservice operation where you must thaw food. Yes, I know there are those operations who have moved [...]
Addressing Major Food Recalls in Your Business
Kevin Roberts2022-06-01T19:51:58+00:00It seems like every year we have a large-scale food recall that reminds consumers and foodservice operators about the importance of food safety. Not [...]
Sanitation, Sanitation, Where Art Thou?
Kevin Roberts2022-05-09T13:04:09+00:00Continuing the theme I picked up on a few months ago, discussing common causes of foodborne illness, I’d like to focus this blog on [...]
Handwashing: The Habit that Isn’t as Common as We May Think
Kevin Roberts2022-05-09T13:04:39+00:00Earlier this year, I started to focus our FoodHandler Food Safety blogs on common food safety issues faced in each foodservice operation across the [...]
Is Implementing a Color-Coded Food Safety Plan Right for your Operation?
Kevin Roberts2022-04-06T18:21:53+00:00Foodborne pathogens are by far the most prevalent cause of foodborne illness in the United States and across the world. There are 31 known [...]
Maintaining your Equipment: Is it the Missing Ingredient in your Recipe for Food Safety?
Kevin Roberts2022-04-06T17:46:08+00:00Although I am no longer in day-to-day operations, between our students and foodservice lab at the university and my volunteer activities in my local [...]
Contamination of Food: Let’s Get Physical
Kevin Roberts2022-03-21T18:32:46+00:00Earlier this month, we began a discussion about contamination of food. Our first blog focused on chemical contamination, but in this blog, I’d like [...]