Food safety should be every restaurant owner and manager\u2019s top priority. And while organizations like the National Restaurant Association have food safety certification courses like ServSafe, relatively few owners have the time or resources to go through the accreditation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But you need to ensure your food is properly prepared and stored, certification or not. So we\u2019ve put together a few critical food safety resource materials to get you and your staff up to speed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foodsafety.gov Cooking Temperature Chart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to guarantee that your restaurant\u2019s food is thoroughly cooked? This temperature reference chart<\/a> from foodsafety.gov lists the ideal cooking temperatures for various types of meats and proteins\u2013as well as their rest periods\u2013to ensure safe preparation. Print it out and post it on a wall for easy reference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n FDA Food Allergy FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Food allergies can be hard to understand if you don\u2019t already have experience with them. It\u2019s impossible for restaurant staff to tell if a customer has a food allergy unless they tell you\u2013or they react to your food. Reactions range can range anywhere from mild discomfort to life-threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read the\u00a0FDA\u2019s food allergy webpage\u00a0<\/a>to learn the basics of how food allergies work and how they could potentially impact your diners. Minimize the risk of accidental exposure by adequately\u00a0labeling your food<\/a>\u00a0(on both the menu and on takeaway packaging).<\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s An App For That<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you training new staff on proper food storage? Foodsafety.gov has a downloadable food safety app<\/a> that breaks food down into categories and explains the proper storage procedures for each. Give this to your employees so they can both study it on their own time and have a handy reference while on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FSIS Recall Alerts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The USDA\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service are one of your best allies in controlling the quality of your restaurant\u2019s stock. They regularly inspect and conduct recalls of produce and meat products that may pose a risk to consumer health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make it a point to regularly browse the current list of FSIS recalls <\/a>to see if your suppliers or their associated brands are listed. Don\u2019t rely on your supplier to voluntarily inform you about recalls, because they probably won\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reporting An Incident<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Always take the lead in reporting any foodborne illness incidents that occur in your restaurant. Not only is it the responsible thing to do, but your proactivity will be taken into consideration when the government investigates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Report incidents to your local government first before contacting federal authorities. The foodsafety.gov site has a directory of state government websites <\/a>for easy access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want other similar learning resources? Browse through the foodsafety.gov <\/a>and CDC<\/a> websites for more references and training materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Food safety should be every restaurant owner and manager\u2019s top priority. And while organizations like the National Restaurant Association have food safety certification courses like ServSafe, relatively few owners have the time or resources to go through the accreditation process. But you need to ensure your food is properly prepared and stored, certification or not. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":241717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[70,6],"tags":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transact-tech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}