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The pubic is the primary loser of last month’s decision by the Conference of Food Protection (CFP) to cancel the proposed re-establishment of the Hand Hygiene Committee, an issue advocated by The
Continue Reading Letter to the Editor: Hand Hygiene Committee should be re-established
The CDC states that the death-dealing virus that causes COVID-19 spreads predominantly from person to person (P>P). A deeper dive into assessing this transmission route — and its presence in the food industry —
Continue Reading Person-to-Person sub-classes emerge in COVID-19 classifications
Lost in the clutter of Millennial trend tracking and menu minutia is the reality of restaurant risk related to poor handwashing. This is a no-fault failure as there are no operational standards, no rewards
Continue Reading Few things are as sure a bet as handwashing; restaurants should act now
Frank Yiannas, nearing completion of his first year as FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, opened the 2019 Food Safety Consortium Conference recently in Schaumburg, IL. This was his third time to
Continue Reading Exploring the technology of food safety culture with FDA’s Yiannas
Editor’s note: Jim Mann, founder and chief scientific officer for the Handwashing For Life Institute, will be at Booth 136 at the Food Safety Summit, May 6-9, at Rosemont Convention Center in suburban Chicago.
Continue Reading Handwashing self compliance addresses skeptics’ doubts about electronic systems
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles leading up to the 20th annual Food Safety Summit. The event, from May 7-10 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in suburban Chicago, includes certification
Continue Reading Going for the gold in the sink at the 2018 Food Safety Summit
More than 150 leading norovirus minds gathered in Atlanta this week to celebrate one of the most successful food safety collaborations among industry, academia and regulatory entities known as NoroCORE at the group’s “Final Showcase
Continue Reading NoroCORE’s final meeting celebrates successes, looks forward
Jim Mann, with microphone, explains the rules of the Handwashing for Life Olympics. The screen, right of center at top, shows how effective a contestant is when they’ve finished their turn
Continue Reading Handwashing for Life Olympics: Battle at Waterloo
LAS VEGAS — This week’s conference of ISSA, also known as the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, attracted more than 16,000 people and more than 700 exhibitors from 25 countries to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Continue Reading ‘Desktop dining’ moves food safety issues into the workplace
The 44th annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control brought together an international array of expertise to the convention center in Portland, OR.
Presentations and an abundance of creative posters were shared,
Continue Reading Food safety in health care kitchens impacts patient healing
