There is a jingle the 99 Restaurants uses says there are 99 reasons why you always come back for more. Now I am adding a 100. Cleanliness. While other local chains serve up the same slimy greasy menus, the 99 has their staff clean them. I saw it in action. Each page was methodically cleaned… [Read more…]
May 26, 2009 by foodsafeguru
It’s almost summer here in Massachusetts. We’ve had a couple of seasonably warm days and very cool nights. If you have the windows down when you drive, you can smell the cookouts, in backyards. Finally, after a miserable long winter, we can grill again. Those hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad and cole slaw make… [Read more…]
May 24, 2009 by foodsafeguru
Is there something in the ServeSafe course on cleaning restaurant menus? Is it always about safe food handling? Tonight my family went to Bertucci’s, a chain restaurant that serves Italian like food, for a light dinner. It may be the last time any of us go to a Bertucci’s. Along with the food are the… [Read more…]
May 24, 2009 by foodsafeguru
Food Safety alert Public health agencies in Utah, in coordination with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, have been investigating a cluster of Salmonella Newport cases in which it appears that the common link is queso fresco, a Mexican-style soft cheese. Officials don’t believe the contaminated cheese is being produced or sold commercially. Epidemiologic… [Read more…]
May 22, 2009 by foodsafeguru
Ground beef recall, almost 100K pounds. That’s a lot of burgers! Frozen blueberries recalled in Oregon and more! I buy 94% ground sirloin burgers at my local butchers. They grind the meat in-house. That way, it’s not processed in a plant. Frozen ground burgers are a big convenience. It’s amazing that before a major cook-out holiday,… [Read more…]
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May 28, 2009 by foodsafeguru
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