food safety

FDA's Next Task: Helping with New Product Development;Agency Official Touts Food Safety and Securit

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 16, 2004

NEW YORK - In a speech before members of the Institute of Food Technologists, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration summarized the...

FDA Updates Food Safety Guidelines

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 27, 2005

The Food Code is used as a reference by nearly 3,000 regulatory agencies that oversee food safety in restaurants, grocery stores, nursing homes, and other...

Daydots On-line Food-Safety Course Available in Spanish

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 03, 2006

"We developed the Spanish version of Daydots University in response to customer demand and to service the large population of Spanish speaking employees,"...

State of the Union

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2006

American agriculture comes face to face with 21st century challenges

PMA Allocates $2.75 Million to Contamination Prevention

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 13, 2007

Specifically, Silbermann said, the funds will support "scientific research to investigate contamination sources and to develop protocols and solutions aimed...

Codex Alimentarius Excludes Precautionary Food Safety Principle

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 13, 2007

The controversial plan would have allowed governments to take certain preventative measures for foods in cases where scientific evidence on the safety of the...

U.S. Official Suggests Opening Food Safety Office South of the Border

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2008

Leavitt expressed his plan after health inspectors traveled to several areas in Mexico, which they believe might be source of the occurrence. Officials from...

USF, NRA Support Obama Administration

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 10, 2009

“I commend President Obama and Vice President Biden for making this a top priority of the Administration and stand ready to work with them and members of...

PRO*ACT Provides Guidance to Ensure Safe Practices for Locally Grown Produce

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 24, 2010

MONTEREY, CA (March 23, 2010)—Demand by foodservice operators for local produce is growing fast, but so are questions about how to ensure its safety. To...

PMA and Sysco bring local grower food safety training to Orlando

By Restaurant Business Staff on Sep. 30, 2010

(September 30, 2010)—Local growers in Florida can access indispensable food safety information when an innovative partnership among Produce Marketing...

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