Sanitizer Levels
A key part of providing safe food is properly sanitizing surfaces in your operation. These are not the most exciting subjects in any food operation, but not paying attention to them can result in a yellow Department of Health placard, allow excessive bacteria to grow, or even cause chemical poisoning. What do sanitizers do? They […]
Dry & Sanitizer Cloths
Dry Cloths and Sanitizer Cloths – what is the right way to use them? A frequent area of confusion in knowledge and practice is proper towel usage. Sanitizing cloths are frequently misused. Here are a few guidelines. Cloths used for sanitizing are to be kept in your sanitizing bucket. The sanitizing buckets are usually the […]
Saying No to Norovirus
Last month, a local restaurant was in the news as suspected of having a Norovirus Outbreak. The restaurant had a great response, which included shutting down for a few days – over the weekend to boot, discarding all foods on the premise, and cleaning of all surfaces in the restaurant, front and back of house. […]
Glove Usage
Last month, we talked about proper hand washing. The next step in helping to prevent food borne illness is proper glove usage. Gloves are available either as latex or vinyl, and powdered or powdered free. Preference is up to the Chef and staff, however, some people have a latex allergy, or can develop one with […]
Wash, Rinse, Sanitize
Proper washing and sanitizing of food equipment, includes dishes, tableware, pots & pans, cutting boards… yes, anything that food touches. Improper cleaning and sanitizing is an important process that helps prevent Foodborne illnesses. Dishes from the dining room that will go through a dish machine need to be scrapped of food and trash, then pre-rinse […]
Handwashing
What is one of the best ways to prevent food borne illness? One of the best and most effective ways to keep your foods safe in any operation is proper hand washing and glove usage. Over 85% – let me repeat that – 85% – of food borne illness is connected to improper hand washing/glove […]
Filth Flies
Spring is coming – so are flies!! Filth Flies just love being in restaurants, and basic preventative measures go a long way to avoiding an infestation. Filth Flies include Drain and Fruit. These are those little things that don’t fly too fast and just seem to meander around. They can usually be found in or […]
