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How would you respond to a situation where one of your cooks just used a knife to cut raw chicken, then used that same knife to cut cooked beef? Accidents like this example can occur in restaurant kitchens every day. As a business owner, whether you are the head chef or running things from the front of the house, you need the right restaurant food safety practices in place.
Food Safety Monitoring: Restaurants vs. Fast Food Chains
While you might think eating at restaurants would be safer compared to fast food chains, this is not always the case. Both types of establishments must have the proper food safety monitoring practices in place. Even still, eating at one or the other does present certain risk factors where food contamination could occur and affect the quality of food served to customers.
Foodborne Illnesses & Why Food Temperature Monitoring Is Important
According to the CDC, it is estimated there are 48 million people who get sick from foodborne illnesses every single year. Out of these, approximately 128,000 end up being hospitalized and another 3,000 die.1 As a business owner of a grocery store, convenience store, restaurant, food truck, or other operation where food is being sold, food temperature monitoring is vital.
How to Prepare for a HACCP Compliance Verification
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) compliance verification is an essential step that is part of developing an effective process and monitoring solution to ensure proper food handling and safety. Verification requires testing your HACCP plan to ensure it conforms to the standards you have developed, as well as satisfies any local, state, or federal regulations.
