Top Food Safety News

More than a dozen chefs from around the country will convene for the James Beard Foundation (JBF)’s seventh Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change at Glynwood in Cold Spring, New York, from June 7 through June 9. This is the second time the multi-faceted program will take place at the agricultural nonprofit’s 225-acre farm. This series of […]

The National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe food safety training program highlighted the importance of food safety on World Health Day April 7. As part of its commitment to promoting food safety education and training nationwide, ServSafe has put together an online landing page with tools and resources for foodservice professionals. “The National Restaurant Association’s ServSafe program […]

The National Restaurant Association announced the recipients of the 2015 Kitchen Innovations Awards, which honor equipment and technologies that increase productivity for back of the house operations and benefit restaurant operators. “As a chef it is great to see the products receiving the 2015 Kitchen Innovations Award all offer significant advancement in back-of-house operations, and […]

OpsAnalitica, a mobile data-capture, team accountability, and big-data analytics app suite for multi-unit restaurant operators, announced the release of its OpsAnalitica app suite for iPads and tablets. Using daily inspection/checklist compliance, OpsAnalitica’s app suite attacks issues that plague multi-unit restaurants. By automating inspection workflows at restaurant locations and consolidating data points across multiple locations for […]

The National Restaurant Association announced the renewal and expansion of its partnership with Healthy Dining, a California-based company that has been at the forefront of restaurant nutrition for more than twenty years. “We are excited to continue our partnership with Healthy Dining, which has already provided a wealth of nutritional knowledge to our membership and the […]

AllergyEats, a guide to allergy-friendly restaurants nationwide, held the third annual AllergyEats Food Allergy Conference for Restaurateurs and Food Service Professionals. "Our expert panelists, including allergy-friendly restaurateurs, food allergy trainers, physicians, and allergists, spotlighted restaurant best practices in serving food-allergic guests," says Paul Antico, Founder and CEO of AllergyEats. Antico is the father of three food-allergic […]

The National Restaurant Association unveiled its comprehensive food handling training guide for Feeding America’s broad network of food bank employees, agency staff, and volunteers.  The “ServSafe Food Handler Guide for Food Banking” is a customized program designed to educate Feeding America’s 200 food banks and more than 60,000 agencies on the proper implementation of food handling […]

Flavorseal recently completed the strategic expansion of its senior management team with the addition of Corey Raub as the vice president of operations.   This newly created position will oversee the production, warehouse, and purchasing departments, providing additional oversight to these key areas within the Flavorseal organization.  “The VP of operations is a new position that […]

Consumers don't have to look much farther to see the future of dining than Hack//Dining NYC, a weekend-long hackathon run by Food+Tech Connect in collaboration with Applegate, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Batali & Bastianich Hospitality Group, Google, and Studio Industries. Over the course of two and a half days, almost two hundred participants from the worlds […]

Robotic Farms LLC, an agricultural technology firm, is charted to build thousands of Gravity Grow Domes worldwide over the next decade under contract with food distributors to supply 100 percent organic fruits and vegetables.  A single, 30,000-square-foot disaster-proof Grow Dome is equipped with 2,100 Robotic Farms Systems and grows 12 million heads of lettuce annually. […]

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne diseases, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die each year.  For foodservice employees handling food, it's essential they understand how to prevent cross-contamination and maintain a safe kitchen environment at all times. In partnership with the Ohio Restaurant […]

The National Restaurant Association and the Illinois Restaurant Association have joined together to educate foodservice operators throughout Illinois regarding updated changes to the state’s food safety laws. Through NRA’s ServSafe program, the groups will offer solutions for restaurant operators navigating the recently passed Illinois Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. “The legislative landscape of food safety […]

AllergyEats, the leading guide to allergy-friendly restaurants nationwide, recently held The 2nd Annual AllergyEats Food Allergy Conference for Restaurateurs: What Every Restaurant Should Know About Food Allergies To Ensure Safety & Maximize Customer Engagement, Loyalty, and Revenue.  At the event, best-in-class experts provided valuable, actionable tips to make restaurants more allergy-friendly.  Attendees, including restaurant owners, […]

SafetyChain Software, innovators of realtime safety chain management solutions that automate, streamline, and improve food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) while promoting regulatory, 3rd party and customer compliance,is pleased to announce their customer, Florida Caribbean Distillers, will be presenting at the Food Safety Consortium conference taking place December 4­—5 in Schaumburg, Illinois. As part of […]

Green PolkaDot Box Incorporated, America's premier online membership club for organic and non-GMO natural foods at wholesale pricing, announced that it has broken ground on the 40 acres of land for the installation of vertical growing towers in green houses that will produce the organic produce sold as Living Produce. As announced in August, the […]

Food Services of America, one of the largest broadline foodservice distributors in the United States, has just added Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified seafood to ten regional distribution centers, certified by SCS Global Services (SCS). FSA's MSC chain-of-custody certification establishes the traceability of MSC certified seafood from dock to distributor to dinner plate. The MSC […]

AllergyEats, the leading guide to allergy-friendly restaurants nationwide, has secured new sponsors and continuing education credit from the American Culinary Foundation for the AllergyEats 2nd Annual Food Allergy Conference for Restaurateurs: What Every Restaurant Should Know About Food Allergies To Ensure Safety & Maximize Customer Engagement, Loyalty, and Revenue. "We are thrilled to announce several […]

As part of the restaurant industry’s ongoing commitment to food safety, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) will hold its annual National Food Safety Month (NFSM) this September. This year’s campaign will spotlight the increasing importance of food allergen awareness and build public knowledge for the restaurant and foodservice industry’s dedication to all aspects of food […]

The Tri-State Food Expo, scheduled for October 1–2, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, will offer several educational sessions, the first of which addresses packaged food labeling. This session will look at food labeling issues in the news, such as the European horsemeat scandal, that help to emphasize the need for clear, […]