In the era of biomass waste turned into energy and bioengineered seeds planted for food, there is much information to absorb about our food and its landscape. However, one thing is certain: Food safety cannot be separated from environmental safety to safeguard public health.
Training of waitstaff on food allergens is essential, but the entire establishment should maintain an allergen-free kitchen and incorporate a company-wide food safety culture.
Despite the widely accepted gains emerging from adopting food safety management systems worldwide, the foodservice and catering sectors have not made advances towards deploying such systems in improving their food safety and hygiene practices. Read more for a proposed framework to aid this situation.
With so many consumers eating at fast food establishments these days, we look at how fast food pioneers Ray Kroc (McDonalds) and Colonel Sanders (Kentucky Fried Chicken) developed the top-notch food safety systems we know today.
Effective, responsible communication is key to maintaining trust in the food system and a challenge for communicating prior to, during and after a recall.