food safety

Police smell a rat in extortion bid

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 02, 2004

Police have arrested a Virginia woman for allegedly planting a dead mouse in her soup and then trying to extort money out of Cracker Barrel, the restaurant chain said.

IFDA Releases Two Food Safety/Security Distributor Manuals

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 18, 2005

The first, the "FDA and USDA Inspection Manual for Foodservice Distributors," provides up-to-date guidance on distributor rights and responsibilities in...

Opposition to Diluting Proposition 65 Spreads

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 20, 2006

U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer today urged Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to...

PMA Challenges NBC Story on Unsafe Pesticide Levels in Produce

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 07, 2006

NBC nutritionist Joy Bauer yesterday stated in a segment titled "Organic food: Is it worth the extra money," made such a statement."PMA works aggressively to...

NRA Supports Science-Based Produce Safety Standards

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 24, 2007

"There is nothing more important to our nation's 935,000 restaurant-and-foodservice outlets and their 12.8 million employees than the health and safety of...

FDA and Europeans Sign Pact to Strengthen Cooperation in Food Safety Science

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 03, 2007

This is the first formal international cooperation agreement EFSA has signed and the first formal step in cooperation between the two bodies, the FDA said...

10th Food Safety & Security Summit to Open Next Week

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 11, 2008

Workshops in conjunction with the conference will be held each day while exhibits will be open Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19 at the Washington,...

Two Different Kinds of Company Sales: the Stand Alone and the Fold-In

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 17, 2009

The Stand Alone PurchaseIn this scenario, the acquired company continues to operate at its current facilities with the majority of its management and staff...

Judge turns back Buda referendum bid

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 25, 2009

BUDA, TX (Nov. 23, 2009)—A state appeals court last week turned back Buda citizens who hopedto vote down a land use change, saying a city council decision...

Conference Hears GS1 Update

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jul. 15, 2010

CHICAGO (July 13, 2010)—GS1, the industry-wide initiative to label and track products by U.P.C. barcode, is a reality.“It’s not a question of when or...

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